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John Degnan
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John recently earned his bachelor’s degree at Vanderbilt University-Blair School of Music studying with Leslie Norton, and is currently a freelance musician in Nashville, Tennessee. John has performed with the Tallahassee Symphony and Nashville Symphony, and was the 2021 Northwest Horn Symposium Digital Media Winner. He was also a Vanderbilt University Concerto Competition Finalist in both 2021 and 2022.