Gregory Hustis was principal horn (1976-2012) and principal horn emeritus (2012-2014) of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and adjunct professor of horn at Southern Methodist University in Dallas since 1977. Professor Hustis is an active conductor, educator, and advocate for the arts.
A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, Hustis has performed as a concerto soloist with numerous orchestras. In 1995, he received the Meadows Foundation Distinguished Teaching Award. As a clinician, chamber music player, and recitalist, he has been a featured guest artist at many international festivals, including Sarasota, Mainly Mozart, and Music in the Mountains in Durango, Colorado, where he was Festival Artistic Advisor and Chamber Music Director (1997-2022).
In addition to the scores of orchestral recordings he has made as principal horn of the Dallas Symphony, Hustis can be heard as a soloist and chamber music player on various labels, including Eric Ewazen's Concerto for Horn and String Orchestra, James Becktel's The Glass Bead Game, and Simon Sargon's Questionings with the Dallas Philharmonia.
He also has served on numerous boards and advisory committees, including those of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra, International Horn Society, American Horn Competition, Voices of Change, Blue Candlelight Series, Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Foundation, and Dallas Chamber Music Society, where he has served as president.
Hustis was a co-founder of TrumCor, which manufactures and distributes mutes for brass instruments.
Hustis was honored with the Punto Award in 2025.
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