Tod Bowermaster

Class of 1980 Tod was the valedictorian of the Class of 1980 and a national merit semifinalist. He was class president his freshman, sophomore and senior years, was in the band and choir, and played tennis. He received the prestigious Arion Award for band as a French horn player. Tod graduated with honors from Northwestern University in 1984 majoring in French horn performance. While a student at Northwestern, he played with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. After graduation he joined the Charleston (SC) Symphony followed by the Honolulu Symphony where he played for nine years. Currently Tod is a twelve year member of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. He has also performed with orchestras from Houston and San Francisco. He won the American Horn Competition in 1999. Tod is very active in teaching horn and has given classes at numerous universities including Missouri, Illinois State, Northern Illinois, and Southern Illinois Edwardsville.