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Richard Ross Hembree
Biography
Richard Ross Hembree (b. 12 November 1986, Victorville, Calif.) is an American composer.
Mr. Hembree attended College of the Sequoias for three years before transferring to California State University, Fresno, where he attained his master's in horn performance. While studying at Fresno State, Richard was the principal hornist for six years in the symphony orchestra and top wind ensemble. He also won the school's concerto competition in 2008 and has performed a concerto live over Valley Public Radio.
Mr. Hembree has published several works for band as well as one piece for wind quintet. His music has been performed all over the United States and overseas, as far as Macedonia. He is director of bands at Caruthers (Calif.) High School and a hornist with the Sequoia Symphony in Visalia (Calif.)
Works for Winds
- Blast Off! (2009)
- Dreams Before Dawn (2008)
- Endgame (2013)
- The Kid's Sunshine March (2017)
- Presto Modesto! (2019)
- The Scholar (2014)
- Schoolyard Symphony (2012)
- Sky Ballet (2013)
- Songs for the Spirit (2018)
- Symphony No. 1 (2010)
- Where the Mountains Meet the Sky (2013)
Resources
- The Horizon Leans Forward…, compiled and edited by Erik Kar Jun Leung, GIA Publications, 2021, p. 352.
- "Richard Ross Hembree." Facebook. Web. Accessed 25 January 2021
- Richard Ross Hembree website Accessed 25 January 2021