User:Jason DeWater

Jason DeWater serves as Artistic Director of the Omaha Consort and as Principal Horn of the Omaha Symphony Orchestra since winning the international audition in 2007. He is an in-demand musician for symphonic, chamber, solo, and studio work as well as being a prize-winning composer. Since graduating with a masters degree in performance in 2006 he has performed as guest Principal Horn with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Minnesota Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Houston Ballet, and Lincoln Symphony. Before accepting the full-time Principal post in Omaha, DeWater was a busy freelance musician in Dallas/Ft. Worth where he performed with the symphonies of Dallas, Ft. Worth, Lubbock, Plano, Irving, East, and Northeast Texas. In 2009, Jason debuted as soloist with the Omaha Symphony Orchestra, performing works by Dukas and Saint-Saëns. Jason was also the winner of Des Moines Metro Opera’s Principal Horn audition in 2008. The University of Nebraska at Omaha appointed Jason as adjunct Professor of Horn and Music Theory in 2010. Jason lives in Omaha along with his wife, Katie, and three children; Annabelle, Vivienne, and Emmitt.

Omaha Consort Blog: http://www.blog.omahaconsort.org/

Omaha Symphony: http://omahasymphony.org/

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