Education:

• D. M. A., University of Alabama, 2003
• M. M., University of Alabama, 2000
• B. M. Florida State University, 1998

Selected Publications and Presentations:

• “Current Experiences on the Orchestral Audition Circuit.” (Presentation given at the 37th International Horn Society Summer Symposium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, June 2005).
• Chariots of Fire arranged for 8 Horns. New York: EMI Music Publishing Ltd., 2005 (Special arrangement created for the 2005 International Horn Symposium in Tuscaloosa, AL).
• “A Perfect Performance is a Hole-in-One.” The Horn Call XXXV, No. 1 (October 2004): 107.
• “A Horn Player’s Guide: Using Etudes, Solos, and Orchestral Excerpts to Address Specific Technical and Musical Challenges.”  DMA document, University of Alabama, 2003.
• “The Rise of the Horn Quartet as a Genre from the Symphonic Writing of the 18th and 19th Centuries.” (DMA lecture given at the University of Alabama, November 2003.)

Biography:

Dr. Travis Bennett, French horn, received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Alabama. His principal teachers include Charles Snead, William Capps, and Michelle Stebleton; he also has studied with Michael Thompson, Richard Watkins, and David Ohanian.
In addition to teaching individual lessons in the horn studio, Dr. Bennett conducts a horn choir, teaches music theory and aural skills classes, and coaches chamber music ensembles. He also is the newest member of the Smoky Mountain Brass Quintet.

Dr. Bennett maintains an active performing schedule, and has played with orchestras throughout the southeast, including the Asheville (NC), Macon (GA), Columbus (GA), Tuscaloosa (AL), Huntsville (AL), Tallahassee (FL), and Albany (GA) Symphony Orchestras. He is a member of the International Horn Society and his writing has been published in their journal, The Horn Call.