Hornfest! clinicians
Special Guest - Maxwell Stein
Maxwell Stein is an accomplished American hornist living in Calgary, Canada since 2019.
He holds the position of Third Horn in the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. In this role, he takes part in hundreds of diverse, modern and eclectic orchestral programs reaching hundreds of thousands of audience members a year.
Maxwell has performed under the baton of Andris Nelsons, Osmo Vanska, JoAnn Falletta, Hans Graff and Brett Mitchell. He has performed at venues across North America, most notably Carnegie Hall and Symphony Center in Chicago.
Maxwell has an extensive performance history including regular season appearances with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Toledo Symphony Orchestra and the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra.
Maxwell completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance with Adam Unsworth and Bryan Kennedy. He then pursued graduate studies at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University under the tutelage of William VerMeulen.
Maxwell Stein is an accomplished American hornist living in Calgary, Canada since 2019.
He holds the position of Third Horn in the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. In this role, he takes part in hundreds of diverse, modern and eclectic orchestral programs reaching hundreds of thousands of audience members a year.
Maxwell has performed under the baton of Andris Nelsons, Osmo Vanska, JoAnn Falletta, Hans Graff and Brett Mitchell. He has performed at venues across North America, most notably Carnegie Hall and Symphony Center in Chicago.
Maxwell has an extensive performance history including regular season appearances with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Toledo Symphony Orchestra and the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra.
Maxwell completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance with Adam Unsworth and Bryan Kennedy. He then pursued graduate studies at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University under the tutelage of William VerMeulen.
Douglas Umana
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Douglas Umana is currently an active freelance musician and clinician in Calgary, where he performs regularly as a substitute/extra horn with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and as 2nd Horn of the Red Deer Symphony Orchestra. Douglas is also the Instructor of Horn at the University of Lethbridge. Before coming to Calgary, Douglas was based in Dallas TX, where he maintained a private teaching studio and performed regularly with the Dallas Symphony, Fort Worth Symphony, and Plano Symphony Orchestras.
Originally from Miami, Florida, Douglas received his Bachelor of Music degree from Southern Methodist University and Master of Music degree from the Yale School of Music. His principal teachers include Gregory Hustis, former Principal horn of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and William Purvis, horn soloist and chamber musician. |
Heather Wootton
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Heather has been a member of the horn section of the Calgary Philharmonic since 1993. Before coming to Calgary, she was a member the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra, the Stratford Festival Orchestra, and maintained an active free-lance career about southern Ontario.
Born in Provost, Alberta and raised largely in Ottawa, Ontario, Heather received a Bachelor of Musical Arts and an Artists’ Diploma in Performance from the University of Western Ontario, and continued her studies with the Orchestral Training Program of the Royal Conservatory and the National Youth Orchestra of Canada. Her main teachers at that time included Robert Creech, former Principal horn of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and Eugene Rittich, former Principal horn of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Further studies included summers at the Keystone Brass Institute in Colorado, the Kent/Blossom Festival studying with members of the Cleveland Orchestra and performing as principal horn of the Festival Orchestra of the American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria. Heather enjoyed studying with such artists as Richard Solis, Gail Williams, Bill Klingelhoffer and Phillip Farkas. From 2001 - 2008, Heather was guest soloist and horn instructor at the “Summer Music on the Shannon” music festival then based in Limerick, Ireland. . Heather is an avid chamber musician and was a founding member of the chamber ensembles, Rosa Selvatica, and Altius Brass. She is increasingly busy as a teacher and clinician and finds great joy in helping students of all ages discover music and the horn. She is Mum to Liam, a busy teenager and enjoys being involved in her close-knit community of Wildwood, gardening and spending time at the family cottage in Ontario, her “little piece of heaven”. |
Jennifer Frank-Umana
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Originally from Dallas, Texas, Jennifer Frank-Umana is the Associate Principal horn of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. Before coming to the CPO, Jennifer was a member of the Portland Symphony Orchestra as Third horn, and an active freelance musician in the Greater Boston and New England Area where she was finishing her graduate studies. She has performed with the Dallas Symphony, Fort Worth Symphony, Portland Symphony, and the Rhode Island Philharmonic and has participated in several music festivals, including the National Repertory Orchestra, and the National Orchestral Institute.
Jennifer received her Bachelor of Music degree from Southern Methodist University and Master of Music degree from the New England Conservatory. Her principal teachers include Gregory Hustis, former Principal horn of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and James Sommerville, Principal horn of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Outside of her musical life, Jennifer enjoys activities with her two boys, and spending time with her family. Other activities she enjoys include volunteering for animal rescue, baking, and gardening. |
Laurie Matiation
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Originally from Brandon, Manitoba, Laurie is currently Artistic Director of the Academy and Advanced Program at Mount Royal University Conservatory - a unique program specifically designed for students who wish to work on their performance skills and self confidence.
A passionate teacher, Laurie believes that all can achieve their goals and dreams with proper guidance, inspiration, and support. She has appeared as a soloist with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, conducts workshops and clinics, and is one of the founding members of HornFest, an annual horn workshop. She is also teacher of horn at Mount Royal University Conservatory and the University of Calgary. Laurie began her professional career in 1978 as second horn of the Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, and joined the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra in 1983. In June of 2019, Laurie retired from the CPO after 41 years of service in the orchestra business. Laurie received a Bachelor of Music Degree with Distinction in Performance at Brandon University, and later continued her studies in Chicago, Banff, and Arizona. Some of her teachers have included, William Gordon, Dale Clevenger, and Thomas Bacon. In her down time, Laurie loves to cook and garden, and can often be seen walking her dogs or hiking in the mountains! |
