Michael Thornton

Michael Thornton joined the Colorado Symphony as Principal Horn during the 1997 season. He was appointed to the faculty at the University of Colorado, Boulder in 1999 and is currently Associate Professor of Horn. He also serves as a Faculty Artist at the Colorado College Music Festival each June. Michael Thornton enjoys a distinguished and varied career as an orchestral performer, chamber musician, soloist, and pedagogue. He has performed on five continents, and has presented numerous master classes at numerous prestigious musical institutions in the United States and abroad. Before joining the Colorado Symphony, Mr. Thornton left his studies at The Juilliard School to become the Principal Horn of the Honolulu Symphony. He has also performed as a guest Principal Horn with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and the Toronto Symphony, and as guest Associate Principal Horn with the Philadelphia Orchestra.