About ErikaErika Wilsen is an experienced professional horn performer and instructor based in the Greater Los Angeles Area in California.
She tailors lessons to the goals of the individual student and has taught all skill levels, including beginners through university level. She has maintained a highly regarded horn studio for many years. Her teaching philosophy is to meet students at their level and guide them toward creating and reaching their goals. She encourages students to develop a love of music and horn playing. She enjoys spending time outside and with her family. Read student and parent reviews or contact Erika now for more information. |
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Teaching Experience • Private Instructor, 1996-present
• Adjunct Horn Professor at Concordia University Irvine, 2021-present •French Horn Lecturer at California State University Stanislaus, 2022-2023 • Master Class Clinician, University of California at Santa Barbara • Horn Coach at Santa Monica High School • Brass Coach, La Jolla High School and Muirlands Middle School • Horn Coach, El Camino Youth Symphony • Horn Coach at 7 SF Bay Area middle and high schools • Adjunct Horn Professor, University of San Francisco • Horn Instructor, Interlochen School for the Arts & the University of Michigan's Summer Music Institute |
Performance Experience• Orchestral work with Pacific Symphony, current
• Orchestral work with the symphonies of Berkeley, Fremont, Oakland, Santa Cruz, Vallejo, California Symphony, and La Jolla Symphony & Chorus • Left Coast Quintet 2016-2019 • Guest Solo Performer, Osher Series at University of California San Diego, 2017 • Avenue Winds, founding member, 2002-2013 • Peninsula Ballet Theatre, Principal Horn • St. Peter's Chamber Orchestra, Principal • Opera performances including West Bay Opera, San Francisco Lyric Opera, Opera San Jose • Musicals with Broadway by the Bay and Mountain Play • In concert with pop stars Barry Manilow and Josh Groban in San Jose & Sacramento |
Education & AwardsEducation
• Doctor of Musical Arts in Horn Performance, UCLA • Master of Music in Horn Performance, University of Michigan • Bachelor of Arts with a double major in English and Music with Honors, Magna cum laude, Davidson College • Artist-in-Residence, Sarasota Music Festival • Artist-in-Residence, Banff Centre for the Arts, Canada Special Thanks I am grateful for my generous supporters, including merit-based scholarships I received while studying at UCLA, University of Michigan, and Davidson College from Mimi Alpert Feldman, Susan and Richard Rogel, Martin van Every, Richard Ross Memorial Award, and the Harper Lesson Scholarship. |