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Debra Sherrill

Debra Sherrill plays Third Horn with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra. She has also held the position of Associate Horn with the Barcelona Symphony (Spain) and Principal Horn with the South Dakota Symphony. In addition, she has performed with the Cap May Music Festival, Loon Lake Live Music Festival, the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, and was a fellowship recipient at the Aspen Music Festival. Debra received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Western Illinois University. She was awarded the Helen H. Whitaker Foundation tuition grant to further her studies at the Manhattan School of Music where she earned her Master of Music degree is Orchestral Studies. With a tuition scholarship, she attended the Juilliard School for postgraduate studies. She has studied under Jerome Ashby, Erik Ralske, John Cerminaro, and Roger Collins. Her hobbies include birding, hiking, kayaking, karate, and traveling.

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