Richard King Joins Factory Seconds Brass Trio

On December 18th, the Factory Seconds Brass Trio announced that hornist Richard King would join the Trio as its newest member, replacing Jesse McCormick, who stepped away from the group a couple of years ago.

The Factory Seconds Brass Trio is a trio comprised of members of The Cleveland Orchestra: Jack Sutte, Richard Stout, and was founded in 2013. The name of the Trio. comes from the original members sitting in the ‘Second’ chairs of the Orchestra. With five albums in their catalog, the Factory Seconds provide educational outreach to schools of all levels and have held residences at institutions such as The Juilliard School, Curtis Institute of Music, Indiana University, and the Interlochen Arts Academy.

Richard King joined The Cleveland Orchestra in 1988 and served as Principal Horn from 1997 to 2015. Still a member of the Cleveland horn section, King is also on faculty at the Cleveland Institute of Music.

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