Denise Tryon
Horn
Denise Tryon joined the Philadelphia Orchestra in October of 2009 as fourth horn. She was previously the fourth horn of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, as well as holding positions with the Baltimore, Columbus and New World Symphonies.
Tryon graduated high school from the famed Interlochen Arts Academy, and received her Bachelor of Music degree with a Distinction in Performance from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. As a member of the Taiyo Wind Quintet, she won the Coleman, Carmel and Shoreline Chamber Music Competitions. Taiyo was also a member of the prestigious Artist Diploma program at New England Conservatory.
An active and accomplished educator, Tryon started Audition Mode, a yearly horn seminar with her former colleague, Karl Pituch. She has taught at Towson University, Wayne State University, and she currently is on the faculty at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore.
