Benjamin Bacni
Horn
INFORMATION
Benjamin Bacni, (Sandusky, OH) is entering the second year of his Master's degree in Horn Performance at UMKC under the tutelage of Martin Hackleman. Mr. Bacni received his BM in Horn Performance from Bowling Green State University studying with Dr. Andrew Pelletier. Since moving to Kansas City, he has recently been appointed Principal Horn of the Topeka Symphony Orchestra.
An avid orchestral player, Mr. Bacni has previously performed with The Ballet Theatre of Toledo, Perrysburg Symphony Orchestra, Adrian Symphony Orchestra, Ann Arbor Symphony, Detroit Symphony Civic Ensembles, and the Dearborn Symphony.
Aside from orchestral playing, Mr. Bacni has had the opportunity to perform with competitive chamber ensembles, participate in the 2012 American Wind Symphony Orchestra Tour, and the 2014 Ohio Light Opera Festival.
Always looking to gain perspective, Mr. Bacni has had a wide spectrum of instruction from teachers such as William Hoyt, Aaron Brant, Bryan Kennedy, Johanna Yarbrough, Gail Williams, Corbin Wagner, Denise Tryon, and John McGuire.
Mr. Bacni’s goal is to perform in one of America’s leading orchestras, all while putting an emphasis on educating the future generations of musicians.​
Mission
Mr. Bacni strives to provide his audience with his life passion of music through the horn. His primary focus is to engage the audience and clearly represent his emotions through the music.
One of Mr. Bacni's interests is working with other horn players to help develop a much more simplistic and effiecnt way to approach the horn. Horn playing needs a certain focus and energy that can not be distracted from wasted energy.
Influenced personally by some of the most leading teachers and players (Andrew Pelletier, Martin Hackleman, Gail Williams, Denise Tryon, William VerMeulen, Robert Ward, etc.) Mr. Bacni works hard to incorporate the concepts of some of the most successful horn players into a single package. This single idea is to pick apart each persons mentality and mold them into one working structure that can work for a plethera of people.
