Oto Carrillo

Oto Carrillo is Music of the Baroque's principal horn and has been a member of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra horn section since 2000. A native of Guatemala, he grew up in Chicago and received a bachelor’s degree in music performance from DePaul University and a master’s degree in both music performance and musicology from Northwestern University. He has performed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Metropolitana Orchestra of Lisbon, Portugal, as well as Chicago-based ensembles Chicago Sinfonietta, Chicago Philharmonic, and the Lyric Opera Orchestra. He also appeared at various summer festivals with the National Repertory Orchestra, the National Orchestral Institute, Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, Grant Park Orchestra, the Mostly Mozart Festival in Woodstock, and the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra.

Oto Carrillo has collaborated with numerous chamber groups, including Civitas, Dempster Street Pro Musica, The Chicago Chamber Musicians, musicians from the Music Now series, and the Millar Brass Ensemble. He has been on the faculty at DePaul University since 2003 and was awarded the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2013.