Administrative Staff

Allison DeMeulle is a recent graduate, receiving an MM in Music Performance, from the Bob Cole Conservatory at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB). In 2018, Allison graduated from Chapman University, magna cum laude, with a BM in Horn Performance and a self-designed BA in Publishing & Editing. In addition to her studies, she served as the Orchestra Manager for The Chapman Orchestra and the Assistant Manager of the Philharmonic Society’s Orange County Youth Symphony.

On international tours and festivals, Allison has performed with the Philharmonic Society’s Orange County Youth Symphony in the UK and Spain, International Lyric Academy in Italy, and with the Orange County School of the Arts Symphony Orchestra in the UK, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Austria. She has studied under horn teachers Jenny Kim, Russell Dicey and Dylan Hart, and is currently studying with Rusty Holmes.

Allison was a recipient of the International Horn Society’s Paul Mansur Award in 2014, and Chapman University's Musco Scholar Award in 2018.

In 2020, Allison also started her own business called The Musical Notes, a stationery store for musicians to organize their materials and practicing.

Email: exec-director@hornsociety.org
PO Box 6691
Huntington Beach, CA 92615 USA

Myrddin originally trained as a horn player in Oxford and London, playing with orchestras across the UK and Europe before spending three years as principal horn of the Cairo Symphony Orchestra in Egypt. With the ambition to learn French, Myrddin moved to France in 2022 as an au pair, also discovering the world of classical music management through a six-month internship at parisian agency Agence Artistique Jacques Thelen. In July 2023, he joined UK based agency Avanti Arts as an Assistant Artist Manager.

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