Kestrel Wright

Kestrel Wright | French Horn

Staff Sergeant Kestrel Wright is a French hornist and ensemble librarian serving with the U.S. Army Reserve 204th Army Band at Fort Snelling. An active freelancer and dedicated chamber musician, Kestrel frequently performs with the Twin Cities Horn Club, the Sousa Band, and as a substitute with the South Dakota Symphony.

Education & Principal Teachers Kestrel holds a Bachelor of Music from the University of Washington. His teachers include: Kristen Thelander and Jeff Agrell (University of Iowa), David Kappy (University of Washington), and Greg Beckwith (Minnesota State College Southeast). Most notably, he spent over eight years in intensive post-graduate study with internationally renowned hornist Christopher Leuba—a transformative mentorship encompassing horn pedagogy, Dalcroze Eurhythmics, and Tai Chi.

His CD "Balancing Act", available directly on Amazon (Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M0R5MOS). Includes everything ever written for French Horn and Cello. 

Performance Experience Before relocating to the Midwest, Kestrel served as Principal Horn of the Mid-Columbia Symphony and Fourth Horn of the Walla Walla Symphony for nearly 10 years, while performing subbing regularly with the Lyric Opera Northwest and Symphony Tacoma.