Cory Kirby, Horn

Member of Southwest Florida Symphony since: 2023

Born: Muncie, Indiana (born and raised)

Age started learning Horn: 11 years old

Degrees: Bachelor’s in Music Performance, Ball State University (2021). Master’s in Music Performance, Florida State University (2023)

Symphonic experience Cory brings to SWFSO: 
“I have played as a substitute in the following groups: Orchestra Indiana (formerly the Muncie Symphony Orchestra), the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, the Panama City Symphony Orchestra, the Valdosta Symphony Orchestra”

Music Festivals Cory has been a part of:
“The past two summers I have been an apprentice at the National Music Festival in Chestertown, Maryland”

Teaching Experience: “I teach a variable amount of middle and high school students through section coachings and private lessons.”

Special music awards, scholarships, or accomplishments Cory has earned?

“I once competed in a horn quartet at the 51st annual international horn symposium in Ghent Belgium, and this past summer I went on a tour in Costa Rica with the Capital City Brass Quintet as part of the “‘Noles Onstage” program through FSU.”

Something you may not know about Cory: “ I am a cat lover, I have one gray tabby back home in Tallahassee. I also moonlight as a bassist…. [about my audition] I was actually dreading my audition with the SWFLSO! It was in the midst of the final semester of my Master’s, and on my drive to Fort Myers I felt that I had too much on my plate and had no chances of getting a job… my only plan was to do my absolute best!

This will be Cory's first season SWFSO! We look forward to having him on stage with us!

Cory’s Brass Quintet on tour in Costa Rica