Thomas Hiebert is Professor of Music at California State University, Fresno, where he has taught
since 1987. He has concertized widely as a recitalist on both valved and natural horn
(often with his wife, Lenore Voth Hiebert). Dr. Hiebert has also performed as a member
of many orchestras, including the Boston Lyric Opera, Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra,
Nebraska Chamber Orchestra, Lincoln Symphony, and the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie.
He has been principal horn of Fresno's Orpheus Chamber Ensemble since 1987 and has
performed as acting principal horn of the Fresno Philharmonic. His solo performing
experience is wide ranging—from a concerto performance of Richard Strauss’ Horn Concerto
No.1 with the Tulare County Symphony to a concert of solo works performed on Baroque
natural horn by G.P. Telemann, Vernsberg and “Mr. Charles” at the 25th Musical Instrument
Symposium in Michaelstein, Germany.
As a complement to his performance activities, Dr. Hiebert has developed a strong
interest in the history of the horn and discovering little-known repertory for the
instrument. Dr. Hiebert has publications in The Horn Call, journal of the International
Horn Society, the Historic Brass Society Journal, Early Music, a chapter on the horn
in the baroque and classical periods for The Cambridge Companion to Brass Instruments,
and one in Perspectives in Brass Scholarship: Proceedings of the International Historic
Brass Symposium, Amherst, 1995. For The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
he has written or revised twelve biographical entries on horn players. Mr. Hiebert
has given lecture/demonstrations at national meetings of the College Music Society,
the American Musicological Society, at International Horn Society workshops, as well
as at international horn and brass conferences in Michaelstein and Essen, Germany,
and in Basel, Switzerland. He has regularly given presentations/demonstrations at
the Historic Brass Society annual meetings in Amherst, Massachusetts, Storrs Connecticut,
and Berkeley, California.
Dr. Hiebert served as chair of the Department of Music from 2006 to 2010. In addition,
for Spring 2005 he taught in the London Semester program sponsored by California State
University, Fresno.
Prof. Hiebert holds a doctorate in horn performance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison,
and a Master of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music where he studied with
Douglas Hill and Verne Reynolds respectively. Other teachers include Charles Kavalovski,
former principal horn of the Boston Symphony, and at the Cologne Conservatory, Eric
Penzel. Mr. Hiebert has taught previously at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and
the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
