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Tanner West – Second Horn
Tanner West grew up in Charlotte, and started playing horn at the age of 14. During high school he was selected as Principal Horn of the North Carolina All-State Band. Tanner was the winner of the Southeastern Horn Workshop performing the Strauss First Horn Concerto. He currently attends the University of North Carolina at Greensboro on a music scholarship. He performs in the Wind Ensemble, University Symphony Orchestra, and the 4 Fresh and a Stale Wind Quintet.
Tanner started playing orchestral horn with the Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestra, and later won his first job at the age of 18 with the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra. He is also a regular substitute musician with the North Carolina Symphony. Tanner was a fellow of the Brevard Music Center and worked with conductors Keith Lockhart and Ken Lam. Primary teachers include Abigail Pack along with Hazel Dean-Davis of the Virginia Symphony. In his free time Tanner enjoys golf and a good cup of coffee.