Susan McCullough, Executive Director
SUSAN McCULLOUGH earned her bachelor’s degree in Horn Performance from Emporia State University. She was featured as Principal Horn and soloist with the Air Force Academy Band from 1975-1978, and served 22 years with the Colorado Springs Symphony Orchestra as 3rd and Principal Horn. Susan is a founding member of The Denver Brass and has been a featured soloist and clinician throughout the US and around the world. Susan has been featured at many International Horn Symposiums since 2006 and at South African National Symposiums 2007 to the present. She has served on the Advisory Council of the International Horn Society from 2007 to 2023. Susan can be heard on many CD recordings including her 2008 release, “It’s All Relative” with her son, Jesse McCormick, 2nd Horn in The Cleveland Orchestra. She performs with many of Colorado’s top ensembles including the Colorado Symphony, the Colorado Springs Philharmonic, and the Colorado Ballet. Susan plays many of the touring Broadway Shows that come to Denver and is on faculty at the Kendall Betts Horn Camp and the Rafael Mendez Brass Institute. Previously, Susan was Instructor of Horn at the Lamont School of Music for 22 years, where she proudly hosted the 40th International Horn Symposium in 2008.
PO Box 6691
Huntington Beach, CA 92615 USA
Social Media Coordinator
Kate Warren is an internationally acclaimed hornist and music educator. She currently serves as a College Lecturer in Music at Ocean County College and is also the featured French horn soloist for the Tony and Emmy award winning Broadway show Blast!. Additionally, Kate serves as the Social Media Coordinator for the International Horn Society.
As an educator Kate is passionate about creating resources for music students and works extensively within social media to promote music and music education through her instagram page @katewarrenmusic. Kate is an in-demand lecturer and researcher, regularly presenting on gender and equity in brass playing as well as social media and entrepreneurship in music.
Kate holds a Masters of Musical Arts degree from Yale University, a Masters of Music in horn performance from the New School, studying with Erik Ralske, and a BM in horn performance from Florida State University.
For social media inquiries, please email social-media@hornsociety.org
