Marina Krickler is a sought-after musician and educator throughout New England. Hailed for her “soaring… warmly played” solos (Boston Classical Review), she is currently Second Horn with the Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra, and performs extensively with many of the region’s ensembles. Marina is a passionate chamber musician, and member of the award-winning Bala Brass. A musician with diverse abilities, she has extensive experience playing new music, and also plays natural horn with period ensembles.

Marina enjoys teaching students of all ages, and has presented masterclasses in both the United States and Canada. She holds faculty appointments at the College of the Holy Cross, and All Newton Music School, and teaches lessons through the Ashland Public Schools as well as her home studio. She also conducts sectionals for Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras, and teaches at the South Shore Conservatory Summer Music Festival.

Originally from Calgary, Alberta, Marina spent her formative years playing piano and flute before being drawn to the horn at the age of fifteen. She holds a Master of Music in Performance from The Boston Conservatory, a Bachelor of Music in Performance from the University of Toronto, and a Music Performance Diploma from Mount Royal University. Her teachers and mentors have included Joan Watson, Eli Epstein, Gabe Radford, and Laurie Matiation. In addition to her formal education, she is an alumna of the National Academy Orchestra, the National Arts Centre Young Artists Program, and the National Youth Orchestra of Canada.

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