韦斯顿Sprott

杰出的领导者, 表演者, and educator in classical music, 韦斯顿Sprott’s work is based on mission-driven values and is steeped in a commitment to excellence and fairness, an abiding sense of kindness and compassion, and an unwavering sense of optimism that is not naïve.

Following studies at Indiana University and the Curtis Institute of 音乐, Sprott, 谁在春天长大, 德州, has had a robust international performing career. A member of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra since 2005, he has also held positions with the Zürich Opera and Philharmonia, 宾夕法尼亚州的芭蕾, and Delaware Symphony; and he has performed with the New York and Oslo philharmonics; Philadelphia, 斯芬克斯交响曲, Chineke!, and West-Eastern Divan orchestras; and the Dallas and Atlanta symphonies. He can be heard on solo, chamber, symphonic, opera, and film recordings, from Live From 林肯中心 broadcasts to the live-action 狮子王 电影. And his chamber music and festival engagements include 室内乐 Society of 林肯中心, Gateways Chamber Players, 古典太浩, 纳帕谷节日, Walla Walla 室内乐 Festival, 和PRIZM Ensemble. 

In addition to Juilliard, he holds faculty positions at Bard 大学 and 音乐 Academy of the West; is a frequent guest teacher for the New World Symphony and the Orchestra Now; and has presented more than 100 master classes at conservatories and colleges around the world. Among his previous faculty positions are Mannes 大学, 罗格斯大学, 购买大学, MAP, PRIZM, Curtis Young Artist Summer Program, National Youth Orchestra-USA, Aspen 音乐 Festival和 School, and Stellenbosch International 室内乐 Festival.

In 2021, Sprott co-founded the Black Orchestral Network, which supports Black orchestral musicians with a mission of “cultivating community, 提高我们的声音, and telling our stories.” Its open letters have shed light on inequitable practices and policies affecting Black musicians, 还有它的播客, 黑色音乐, captures the stories of important Black figures in classical music. Sprott’s advocacy has also led to the creation of the National Alliance for Audition 支持, Sphinx Orchestral Partners Auditions Excerpt Competition, and 古典太浩 Academy and other initiatives that are shifting the landscape of the industry. 

Sought after as a speaker, 专家, 和顾问, Sprott delivered the keynote address for SphinxConnect and the alumni commencement address at Curtis, and he has written articles for publications including Local 802’s 快板 and been featured in the 《esball世博》l和 International 音乐ian. Sprott received Atlanta Symphony’s Aspire Award and the Community 音乐 Center of Boston’s John Kleshinski Award. 

Sprott is the board chair of the Friends of Stellenbosch International 室内乐 Festival as well as a member of the Sphinx national advisory and the Avery Fisher Artist Program recommendation boards. He has served as an advisory board member for Project STEP, the Community 音乐 Center of Boston, and the Bronx Arts Ensemble. As an artist and clinician for the Antoine Courtois Instrument Company, Sprott performs exclusively on the Creation New York trombone, an instrument he designed.