Barbara Hill

Barbara Hill has been Principal Horn with the Hartford Symphony since 2008. During her tenure she
has been featured as a soloist several times, most recently alongside her horn section colleagues
in Schumann’s heroic concerto Koncertstuck for 4 horns. Barbara frequently performs with The Boston
Symphony Orchestra and Boston Pops Orchestra, and was fortunate to join them on their 2022 tour to
Japan, and 2023 European Festivals tour. She continues to be a frequent guest performer with many
ensembles in the Northeast including Rhode Island Philharmonic, Boston Lyric Opera, and Boston
Modern Orchestra Project. Having performed and recorded with numerous orchestras across North
America like Calgary Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony, Utah Symphony, Barbara began her career as
Acting Principal and Second Horn with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (2000-2002) after receiving
her Master of Music from The Juilliard School and her Bachelor of Music from The University of
Western Ontario.

In addition to her orchestral career, Barbara has been fortunate to spend time in recording studios
in Vancouver and NYC, as well as in the pit playing for National tours of Broadway shows. Chamber
music opportunities have her working alongside many of her colleagues in the HSO presenting
recitals of brass and wind music.

As an educator, Barbara is on faculty at UConn School of Fine Arts, and has taught and presented
masterclasses across the New England area, including NYU, UMass Amherst, and Western CT State
University. Prior to joining the faculty at UConn, she taught at The Hartt School and in the
Community Division where she worked with all ages from beginner to adult. In the summer months, she
is active playing at various summer music festivals across the northeast including Tanglewood, and
has been a Festival Artist at Wintergreen Music Festival in
Virginia.