Scott Leger
Professional Experience
Horn Fellow - New World Symphony
Principal Horn – Cayuga Chamber Orchestra, 2017-2020
Substitute Horn – Omaha Symphony, November 2018
Substitute Horn – South Dakota Symphony, 2017
Education
Teachers
William Purvis – Professor of Horn at the Yale School of Music; New York Woodwind Quintet; Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Gregory Hustis – Principal Horn Emeritus of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra
New World Symphony
Fellow, 2019–present
Yale School of Music
DMA Candidate, 2018-2018
MM Music Performance, 2016–2018
Southern Methodist University
BM Music Performance, 2012–2016
Other Functional Experience
Music Festivals
Pacific Music Festival - 2021
Tanglewood Music Festival – 2017, 2018
Texas Music Festival – 2016
National Orchestra Institute and Festival – 2015
Norfolk Chamber Music Festival – 2015
National Repertory Orchestra – 2014
Academic Performance Experience
New World Symphony Orchestra, 2019–present
Yale School of Music Ensembles, 2016–2018
Yale Philharmonia – principal horn in Bruckner’s 4th symphony and Mahler’s 9th symphony
Yale Chamber Music – Featured performing ensemble in Vista Chamber Music Series concerts and winner of Chamber Music Honors Competition earning a performance on Yale’s subscription Oneppo Chamber Music series with Mozart’s Piano Quintet in E-flat, and Brahms’ Horn Trio.
Southern Methodist University, 2012–2016
SYZYGY – Meadows School of the Arts’ New Music Chamber Ensemble
Meadows Symphony Orchestra – Performed as a featured soloist in February 2014
Meadows Chamber Music – Winner of 2013 Chamber Music Honors Competition with a complete performance of the Brahms Horn Trio.
Awards and Prizes
Winner of the New World Symphony Concerto Competition - 2020
Second Prize – International Horn Competition of America–University Division - 2017
Honorable Mention in Woolsey Concerto Competition – 2017
Winner of the Norman L. Jacobs award for Excellence in Brass Performance - 2016
Finalist in Southern Methodist University’s General Concerto Competition –2015