{"id":18596,"date":"2026-03-05T17:49:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T09:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tomleeacademy.com\/?post_type=profile&#038;p=18596"},"modified":"2026-03-05T18:01:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T10:01:02","slug":"joe-kirtley","status":"publish","type":"profile","link":"https:\/\/tomleeacademy.com\/zh\/profile\/joe-kirtley\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Kirtley"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"> \n#cmsmasters_row_6a920593d965c4_75964424 .cmsmasters_row_outer_parent { \n\tpadding-top: 0px; \n} \n\n#cmsmasters_row_6a920593d965c4_75964424 .cmsmasters_row_outer_parent { \n\tpadding-bottom: 50px; \n} \n\n \n#cmsmasters_row_6a920593d9a039_32614299 .cmsmasters_row_outer_parent { \n\tpadding-top: 0px; \n} \n\n#cmsmasters_row_6a920593d9a039_32614299 .cmsmasters_row_outer_parent { \n\tpadding-bottom: 0px; \n} \n\n \n#cmsmasters_row_6a920593d9b0b7_90934232 .cmsmasters_row_outer_parent { \n\tpadding-top: 0px; \n} \n\n#cmsmasters_row_6a920593d9b0b7_90934232 .cmsmasters_row_outer_parent { \n\tpadding-bottom: 50px; \n} \n\n \n#cmsmasters_divider_6a920593d9b9f0_68425717 { \n\tborder-bottom-width:1px; \n\tborder-bottom-style:solid; \n\tpadding-top:50px; \n\tmargin-bottom:50px; \n} \n \n#cmsmasters_heading_6a920593d9bd34_06209651 { \n\ttext-align:center; \n\tmargin-top:0px; \n\tmargin-bottom:20px; \n} \n\n#cmsmasters_heading_6a920593d9bd34_06209651 .cmsmasters_heading { \n\ttext-align:center; \n} \n\n#cmsmasters_heading_6a920593d9bd34_06209651 .cmsmasters_heading, #cmsmasters_heading_6a920593d9bd34_06209651 .cmsmasters_heading a { \n\tfont-size:40px; \n\tline-height:40px; \n\tfont-weight:bolder; \n\tfont-style:normal; \n\tcolor:#233033;\n} \n\n#cmsmasters_heading_6a920593d9bd34_06209651 .cmsmasters_heading_divider { \n} \n\n@media (max-width: 767px) {\n\n#cmsmasters_heading_6a920593d9bd34_06209651 .cmsmasters_heading, #cmsmasters_heading_6a920593d9bd34_06209651 .cmsmasters_heading a { \n\tfont-size:35px; \n} \n\n} \n\n<\/style><div id=\"cmsmasters_row_6a920593d965c4_75964424\" class=\"cmsmasters_row cmsmasters_color_scheme_default cmsmasters_row_top_default cmsmasters_row_bot_default cmsmasters_row_boxed\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer_parent\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_inner\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_margin\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column one_first\">\n<div class=\"aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_img  cmsmasters_image_c\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tomleeacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Joe-Kirtley-756x1024.jpg\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"cmsmasters_row_6a920593d9a039_32614299\" class=\"cmsmasters_row cmsmasters_color_scheme_default cmsmasters_row_top_default cmsmasters_row_bot_default cmsmasters_row_boxed\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer_parent\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_inner\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_margin\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column one_first\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_text\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Joe Kirtley was born in the USA and started playing the horn when he was twelve years old. He holds a Bachelor&#8217;s Degree in Music Education from the Oklahoma State University and a Master of Music in Performance from the University of Washington. His mentors include Julian Christopher Leuba, former Principal horn of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. During his studies in Washington he received the prestigious Breechman Scholarship and was invited to play as soloist with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra. Throughout his career he has performed with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, the Portland Symphony Orchestra, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, the Chamber Orchestra Northwest, the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra and the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra. His engagements with the Seattle Opera include sixty performances of the complete Ring Cycle by Richard Wagner during the Seattle Opera\u2019s Summer Fest. Joe Kirtley was invited to join the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra in 1979 and served as the orchestra&#8217;s Associate\/Assistant Principal horn for seventeen years. 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