2011 Alumni Distinguished Achievement Honoree Lecture

Dale Clevenger (A'63), Friday, October 28, 2011

2:00 pm • Kresge Theatre, College of Fine Arts Building

Considered by international audiences and colleagues to be the reigning virtuoso of the horn, Dale Clevenger, A'63, is a consummate and multifaceted musician. Join us as we get a sneak peek into the life of this three-time Grammy Award winner, teacher, conductor, and Principal French Horn in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Clevenger is world-renowned as the reigning virtuoso of the French horn and is highly sought after as a teacher, soloist and conductor. His talk will be at 2 p.m., Friday, Oct. 28 in the College of Fine Arts' Kresge Theatre.

The Principal French Horn with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for more than four decades, Clevenger has performed to acclaim as a soloist and conductor in symphonic, chamber music and jazz performances, and has recorded extensively. In addition to the Chicago Symphony, the three-time Grammy Award winner has played with and led many orchestras in North and Central America, Europe, Asia and Australia.

A former faculty member at the Northwestern University Music School, Clevenger is a faculty member at Roosevelt University in Chicago and at Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music. He received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Horn Society in 2010.