Zachary Limacher, hornist, is a freelance musician concentrating primarily on orchestral and chamber music. Orchestrally, he has been a member of the Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra since its debut season and performs frequently with other orchestras throughout the Bay Area. He has performed with the San Francisco Symphony, and toured with the San Francisco Opera Center's Western Opera Theater. In addition to The San Francisco Brass Company, Zachary's chamber music experience includes membership in Citywinds. A native of the Chicago area, Zachary began his music studies with the violin at a young age in Joliet, Illinois. At age nine, he began to study horn in addition to violin. Zachary continued his horn studies at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb with John Fairfield; Salzburg College in Salzburg, Austria with Wilhelm Schwaiger; Amici della Musica in Florence, Italy with Radovan Vlatkovic; and in San Francisco with A. David Krehbiel. zachary@sfbrasscompany.com