Caitlyn Cantrell (Achilles) is a horn player that has been performing in different ensembles and venues around Colorado, California, and Texas for the past eight years. Most notably, she has performed with the Abilene Philharmonic, the Temple Symphony, Trentino Festival Orchestra, Berlin Opera Academy, Littleton Symphony Orchestra, and the Denver Young Artists Orchestra.
In the summers of 2021 and 2022, she studied and performed in Switzerland and Germany with the Berlin Opera Academy. She participated in the pit orchestra that produced the operas Mozart’s Die Zauberflote, Strauss’ Die Fledermaus, Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel and Puccini’s Il Trittico. While in Europe she studied with many notable horn players including Jorg Bruckner and Stefan De Leval Jezierski.
In the summer of 2023, Caitlyn participated in the Trentino Music Festival, held in San Martino Di Castrozza, Italy. She performed in multiple orchestra concerts, masterclasses, chamber concerts, and Britten’s Turn of the Screw under the direction of Maestro David Jackson from The Metropolitan Opera.
In the summer of 2024, Caitlyn toured throughout Germany with eurobrass. She performed in a twelve person brass ensemble where each year an average of 4,000 enthusiastic listeners attend eurobrass concerts, as the ensemble continues to grow in popularity and prominence.
When she is not performing, Caitlyn teaches a small private studio comprised of students from all ranges on the horn; she finds working with young people very rewarding.
In 2021 Caitlyn completed her B.Mus in Horn Performance at The Lamont School of Music at The University of Denver. Caitlyn is currently earning a Masters in Music from Baylor University under the teachings of Dr. Kristy Morrell.
