Artists

Biography:

Bill Barnewitz was the principal horn with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, a position he held 1995 until 2010. Previously, Barnewitz served as guest principal horn with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the symphonies of Atlanta and St. Louis. He also played principal horn in the Santa Fe Opera orchestra and appeared regularly at the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival.

Growing up in Reno, Nevada, Barnewitz was surrounded by some of the world’s great jazz musicians. He was drawn to the French horn after witnessing a London Symphony Orchestra performance of Mahler’s Symphony #3, which begins with nine horns in unison. Barnewitz spent two years studying with Fredrick Bergstone at the North Carolina School of the Arts, and later studied at The Juilliard School. Early in his career, he spent ten years with the Utah Symphony, and also played in the busy recording studios of Salt Lake City. To his credit are over 200 motion picture sound tracks, numerous television productions, commercials, sports, news, and entertainment music.

Barnewitz was a faculty member at Northwestern University, and also taught at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee and Lawrence University.