Artists

Dr. Margaret Tung is Associate Professor of Horn at University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music and principal horn of the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra. Hailed as “masterly” in the Chicago Classical Review and “spot on at every moment” in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, she has performed with the famed Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Zurich Opera Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Columbus Symphony Orchestra and was a member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. Over the summer, she is currently on faculty at the Bay View Wind Institute, Interlochen Arts Academy, and Sinfónica Azteca in Mexico. Dr. Tung also serves on the Advisory Council of the International Horn Society. Dr. Tung has presented clinics and performed at numerous conferences including performing on the opening concert of the International Horn Symposiums for the past four years and presenting at The Midwest Clinic.  

Dr. Tung just recently released her first solo album, The View from My Window with Summit Records. On the album, Dr. Tung commissioned Jeff Scott’s Ondas for Solo Horn and the title track, The View from My Window. Other commissions include John Cheetham’s Sonata for Horn and Piano and James Wilding’s Ursa.  She can also be heard as a featured soloist with Anima on their CD release, An Anima Christmas.  A recent recording release was Grammy nominated with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra entitled Concertos for Orchestra with music director, Louis Langrée. 

As an international artist and founding member of the Polychroma Brass Quintet, Dr. Tung recently concertized in Greece with recitals and masterclasses in three cities. Last summer, she taught internationally in Puebla with Sinfónica Azteca, a music festival and artist residency in Mexico. In April 2015, Dr. Tung was one of five musicians to represent the USA in an international orchestra in Yerevan, comprised of 123 musicians from 43 different countries, to commemorate the 100th year anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. In 2011, Dr. Tung had the privilege of collaborating with Yo-Yo Ma in Once Upon a Symphony, a Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) project. She performed the world premiere of Spangled Unicorn by Anna Clyne with the CSO’s new music ensemble, MusicNOW.

Dr. Tung is an education enthusiast and has been on faculty at University of Kentucky, Indiana University, The University of Akron, Towson University, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Olivet Nazarene University, Wheaton College, and the Zurich International School in Switzerland. Dr. Tung completed her Doctor of Musical Arts at The Ohio State University and holds a Master of Music from Rice University and a Bachelor of Music from DePaul University. She performs on a custom Steven W. Lewis horn.

A native of Chandler, Texas, Daniel Hawkins began his career as Utility Horn of the San Francisco Symphony from 2017-2024. In 2023, he became Principal Horn of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. In August 2022,

Hawkins was the winner of the International Horn Competition of America. He was also the National Winner of the Music Teacher’s National Association Young Artist Brass competition in 2014 and won First Place in the Mid-South Horn Workshop Concerto Competition in 2010. Mr. Hawkins has performed with ensembles around the country, including the San Francisco Symphony, Chicago Symphony, Houston Symphony, Dallas Symphony, and Detroit Symphony. He has participated in numerous music festivals, including the Lakes Area Music Festival, Tippet Rise Music Festival, Sun Valley Music Festival, Texas Music Festival, Sarasota Music Festival, Round Top MusicFestival, and the National Repertory Orchestra. Mr. Hawkins started his college career at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas studying with Dr. Charles Gavin. After studying with him throughout high school and one year of college, he then transferred to Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas to obtain

his Bachelor’s degree in Horn Performance where he studied with Gregory Hustis and Haley Hoops. Starting in August of 2015, he moved to Houston, Texas to study with William VerMeulen to receive a Master’s degree from The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University. He recently became the Adjunct Professor of Horn at Southern Methodist University in the Fall of 2025.