Background
Thayer, Edwin Cabot was born on May 16, 1935 in Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Elliot Pierce and Barbara (Senior) Thayer.
Thayer, Edwin Cabot was born on May 16, 1935 in Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Elliot Pierce and Barbara (Senior) Thayer.
Bachelor of Music cum laude, University of Illinois, 1957; Master of Music with performing honors, University of Illinois, 1958.
Instructor horn Brevard (North Carolina) Music Center, summers 1957, 58, 62. Graduate assistant University Illinois, 1957-1958. Principal horn Washington Brass Choir, 1958-1961, Richmond (Virginia) Symphony, 1960-1972, Norfolk (Virginia) Symphony, 1961-1965.
Associate professor music Virginia Commonwealth University (formerly Richmond Professional Institute), Richmond, 1963-1972. Head piano department Virginia Commonwealth University, 1965-1969, music librarian, 1965-1972, head brass and winds department, 1969-1972. Principal horn Washington National Symphony, 1972-2000, 4th horn, principal horn emeritus, 2000—2003.
Hornist National Symphony Wind Soloists, 1978—2003, Euterpe Chamber Players, 1981-1989, Chamber Soloists Washington, 1986—2000, Tanglewood (Massachusetts) Berkshire Music Festival Orchestra, summers 1955-1956. Hornist Brass Principals and Woodwind Principals Quintets National Symphony Orchestra, 1988-2000. Solo recitalist, chamber ensemble recitalist, horn soloist.
Guest artist International Horn Workshops, Hartford, Court, 1977, Potsdam, New York, 1981, Towson, Maryland, 1985. Hornist 20th Century Consort, Washington, 1994—2003. Retired, 2003
Adjunct faculty Catholic University American, since 1973, George Mason University, since 1985.
Member World Philharmonic Orchestra, Rio de Janeiro, 1986, Highlands, North Carolina Music Festival, 1995—2000. Teacher horn Kendall Betts Horn Camp, since 2005.
Served with Army of the United States, 1958-1961. Member International Horn Society, Musicians Union, Pi Kappa Lambda, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.
Married Joan Peregoy, June 24, 1961. Children: Bruce, Laura, Richard, William.