Ruth Slone

Ruth E. Slone

Bachelor of Music: 1982 Illinois State University

Graduate Study: 1983 Roosevelt University Chicago Musical College, 2003 Northern Illinois University

Previous positions held:

Third Horn/Associate Principal, Maryland Symphony Orchestra ('87-'92)

Second Horn, American Chamber Orchestra ('90-'92)

Horn, Concert Artists of Baltimore ('89-'92)

Hornist, Monumental, Baltimore Brassworks, and Washington Brassworks Brass Quintets ('87-'92)

Second Horn, Omaha Symphony and Chamber Orchestra, Opera Omaha ('83-'87)

Current Positions:

Acting Principal/Third Horn Peoria Symphony ('92-)

Third Horn, Quad City Symphony ('97-)

Second Horn, Opera Illinois ('93-)

Horn, Prairie Ensemble ('98-)

Personal:

Married, one child. My husband Driss, (a computer networking analyst) and I are in the process of opening a coffee house in Normal, Illinois. Now that my daughter is in college, I have returned to school to finally finish my Master's degree.