Associate Professor of horn, Lydia Van Dreel joined the University of Oregon faculty in 2006. Ms. Van Dreel maintains an active performing career as an orchestral, chamber, solo and recording artist. Lydia is a member of The Eugene Symphony Orchestra, The IRIS Orchestra (Memphis, TN), the UO’s Faculty Brass and Wind Quintets, and the Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra. Before joining the Oregon faculty, Van Dreel held a ten-year tenured position as co-principal horn of the Sarasota Orchestra (FL). Lydia is a graduate of the Juilliard School and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.