LISA CASEY, HORN

Lisa Casey holds the  Principal Horn chair in the Springfield Symphony and also performs regularly with the Springfield Regional Opera, the Chamber Orchestra of the Ozarks, and the Missouri Chamber Players.  In 2002, Casey made her European debut at the acclaimed Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw, Poland.  In the summer of 2004, she performed nine concerts in Scandinavia with the Missouri Chamber Players.  Additional appointments include positions in the Washington Idaho Symphony, Texas Wind Symphony, Kansas State University Faculty Brass Quintet, and the Kansas City Brass Project.

Originally from Manhattan, Kansas, Casey holds the Bachelor of Music in Performance degree from Kansas State University.  She received the Master of Music in Performance degree from the University of Idaho, and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music.  Her principal teachers have included Dr. Craig B. Parker, Dr. Gary Mortenson, Dr. Robert Dickow, and Nancy Cochran.

Dr. Casey is Associate Professor of Music at Missouri State University.  She teaches applied horn and performs with the Faculty Brass Quintet and Faculty Woodwind Quintet.  In addition to her duties at MSU, she serves as a faculty member of the Missouri Fine Arts Academy.  Prior to her appointment at MSU, Dr. Casey held faculty positions at Kansas State University and Tarrant County Community College in Fort Worth, Texas.

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