First Name:
Dr. Dakota
Last Name:
Corbliss
Main Title:
Assistant Professor of Horn
Graduate Program Director, Music Performance
Office Location:
Room 308, Broyhill Music Center
Phone Number:
828-262-6456
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Dr. Dakota Corbliss is currently the assistant professor of french horn and the director of graduate studies in music performance in the Hayes School of Music at Appalachian State University. As an ensemble performer, Dr. Corbliss is the Fourth Horn in the Western Piedmont Symphony while playing frequently with many other regional orchestras including the North Carolina Symphony, Charlotte Symphony, Augusta Symphony, Virginia Symphony, South Carolina Philharmonic, and Long Bay Symphony. In the past, he has performed with the likes of New World Symphony, Miami City Ballet, the United States Navy Band Southwest, the United States Air Force Heritage of America Band, South Florida Philharmonic, and many others.
An avid chamber musician, Dr. Corbliss helped found Vice City Brass, a collective of brass and electronic musicians aiming to bridge the generational gap between the past, present, and future. Corbliss has recently co-founded a new music group called PIVOT, a horn and saxophone duo dedicated to promoting perspective shifts among their audience.
In an administrative role, Dr. Corbliss is currently the Chief Operations Officer for the Brass Institutes of America, a series of brass chamber music festivals that take place across the country. He has also worked logistics on many projects including the Savvy Arts Venture Challenge and the College Music Society Summit.
Dr. Corbliss holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from University of South Carolina. He earned a Masters of Music at the University of Miami, and a Bachelor of Arts at Virginia Tech.