Tori Boell

A versatile in-demand musician and educator, Tori Boell is a freelance Horn Player based in New York City, NY. She recently completed a three-year Orchestral Fellowship and earned her Masters Degree in Curatorial, Critical, and Performance Studies with The Orchestra Now. She has performing credits for the Orchestra’s last two albums, “The Lost Generation: Apostel, Kauder, Busch” and “Exodus: Kaufmann, Rubin, Tal”, and will receive a third credit for their upcoming album release. She also recently performed as part of the Cobalt Brass Trio, on a recital titled “Re-standardizing Brass Trio Repertoire” featuring a program of all female composers at the International Women’s Brass Conference in Hartford, Connecticut.  She has attended and performed at the Bard Summer Music Festival, The Maine Chamber Music Seminar, and the National Orchestral Institute + Festival. 

Tori’s principal teachers are Erik Ralske (Metropolitan Opera) and Erik Reed (American Brass Quintet), and she has worked with Barbara Jostlein Currie (Metropolitan Opera), Elizabeth Freimuth (Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra), Shawn Hagan (The U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own”), Leelanee Sterrett (New York Philharmonic), and William Purvis (Yale University). She is a graduate of Bard College, and received a dual Bachelor’s Degree from Ithaca College in Horn Performance and Music Education. She is also serving her second year as a Non-Commissioned Officer with the New York Army National Guard, and her fifth year serving with the U.S. Army.

When not playing the horn or teaching, Tori enjoys being outside as much as possible (hiking/swimming/enjoying the views), spending time with her friends, or taking care of her vast jungle of plants.