Michael Morrow:

Michael Morrow is in his 29th year as Associate Professor of Horn at Texas A&M University-Commerce and his 17th season as 2nd Horn of the Dallas Opera Orchestra. A student of Philip Farkas at Indiana University, Mr. Morrow also studied at Indiana State University and Morehead State University. In 1994, Indiana State University honored him with the Music Alumni Outstanding Achievement Award. He has appeared as a soloist at the University of Arkansas, University of Kansas, University of North Texas, and at the 25th International horn Workshop. Mr. Morrow is also of member of the Dallas Wind Symphony and has performed on 5 compact discs with conductors Fredrick Fennell and Jerry Junkin. As a member of the Dallas Opera Orchestra he recorded the World Premier of Tobias Picker’s opera “Therese Raquin.” Mr. Morrow has performed over eighty different operas with the Dallas Opera orchestra including Wagner’s monumental 4 opera “Ring” cycle and Alban Berg’s 20th century masterpiece Wozzeck. During the summer, he performs with the Breckenridge Festival Orchestra in Breckenridge, Colorado. Mr. Morrow’s recording of “Contest solos for Horn” was released by Summit records. Michael lives in Heath, Texas with his wife, Amanda, an oboist, and their 3 year old daughter, Bailey Anne.