MEET THE ORCHESTRA

Jon Garland was a member of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra and is now principal
horn with The Syracuse Orchestra. In addition to performing with the orchestra in
Syracuse, he has performed with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Hawai’i
Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra,
as well as many other orchestras and chamber music engagements around the United
States. He served on the faculty of Syracuse University for 20 years and continues to
serve on the faculty of Hamilton College.
In addition to performing, Jon has been active as an arts advocate and manager. He is
currently the Director of Operations for The Syracuse Orchestra, having previously
served in multiple roles since its founding in 2012. He has served on multiple non-profit
boards, been a grant panelist for the New York State Council on the Arts and CNY Arts,
and is the Treasurer Emeritus of The Professional Musicians of Central New York.
Jon’s work as an advocate and manager has been recognized with awards from the
Syracuse Society for New Music, The Syracuse Sounds of Music Association, and
LeMoyne College.
Jon studied at The Juilliard School and Mannes College of Music where his teachers
included David Wakefield, Ranier DeIntinis and Philip Myers. He was also a Fellowship
recipient at the Aspen Music Festival, where he studied with John Cerminaro.
In his free time, Jon enjoys thinking up new big projects, plotting travel to new
destinations, and always learning new things.