Sherri Seward is a versatile horn player and dedicated music educator with over three decades of experience. She teaches K–12 music in Valparaiso Community Schools.
A graduate of Butler University with honors in Arts Administration/Music and Horn, she performed as principal horn in both the Symphony Orchestra and Symphonic Band, and was named senior soloist with the University Band. She has done coursework towards a Master of Music Education (MME) in Instrumental Music at Butler.
Her early musical training included Interlochen, Northwestern University Summer Music, and the Chicago Youth Symphony. She has studied with esteemed teachers including Gerald Montgomery, John Cerminaro, Melanie Cottle, Frøydis Ree Wekre, and Arnold Jacobs.
As a performer, she is principal horn of the LaPorte City Band and performs regularly with the LaPorte County Symphony Orchestra, Windiana Band, Michigan City Municipal Band, South Bend Symphony Orchestra, and other regional ensembles. Past affiliations include the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, West Suburban Symphony, Woodwind and Brass Quintets, Pit orchestras, TV and studio recordings.
An active private instructor since 1986, her students have gone on to earn scholarships and professional positions. She also served as a horn clinician at Tokyo University with the Todai Wagner Tuba Society.
