Rebecca Olason, hornist and educator, is passionate about music both as a tradition and as a living art form. They are a member of Bighorn Brass, and were a founding member of Rose City Brass Quintet and Onomatopoeia Trio.
As an avid and passionate teacher, Rebecca teaches horn at Lewis & Clark College, and horn, music theory, aural skills, and keyboard skills at Clackamas Community College. As a teacher, their intent is to support and nurture students’ love of music alongside technical and academic excellence.
Rebecca holds a Bachelors of Music Summa Cum Laude from the University of Oregon and a Masters of Music from the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University both in Horn Performance. They studied with Lydia Van Dreel and Denise Tryon.