Devin Gossett

Background

Devin Gossett joined the Richmond Symphony Orchestra as Second Horn in 2019 and joined the faculty at the College of William and Mary as Horn Instructor in 2022. He performs regularly with chamber groups of the Richmond Symphony and is a member of the Atlantic Chamber Ensemble.

Devin has performed with several orchestras across the country, such as the Boston Symphony, Chicago Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, ProMusica Chamber Orchestra and the Lyric Opera of Chicago. He has toured internationally with the Boston Symphony and Phildelphia Orchestra and has performed with both groups at Carnegie Hall. Additionally, he has played with the Boston Symphony for several summers at Tanglewood. Devin can be heard on various recordings including the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s album Elektra (2019), and the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s albums Shostakovich Symphonies Nos. 2, 3, 12 and 13 (2023), Strauss (2022) and Grammy nominated album Adès Conducts Adès (2020). In past summers, Devin has been a member of the Tanglewood Music Center, Verbier Festival Orchestra, Lucerne Festival Academy, and Spoleto Festival, USA.

Devin earned his Master of Music at Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music and served as graduate assistant to Professor Gail Williams. During his time in Chicago, he played principal horn on Mahler’s 5th Symphony for Northwestern’s international tour to China and was a member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago for two seasons. An Ohio native, Devin earned his Bachelor of Music at The Ohio State University as an Aldridge Scholar and cum laude graduate. His primary teachers include Gail Williams, Jon Boen, and Bruce Henniss.