Robert Marlatt is currently principal horn with the Boston Ballet Orchestra, Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra, and the Bach, Beethoven, Brahms Society Orchestra, and a member of the Boston Philharmonic. Robert has performed as principal horn with the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, Portland Symphony, Rhode Island Philharmonic, Buzzards Bay Musicfest, Vermont Symphony, Opera Company of Boston, Boston Lyric Opera, Boston Landmarks Orchestra, and Symphony New Hampshire. He has also appeared with the Boston Symphony, Boston Pops, Springfield Symphony, New Hampshire Music Festival Orchestra, and numerous other ensembles throughout New England.

Robert has performed chamber music at the Newport Music Festival and currently at the Buzzard’s Bay Musicfest. He is the leader of the Commonwealth Brass, a member of the Pro Arte Wind Quintet, and has appeared with Alea III, the Atlantic Brass Quintet, Triton Brass, Epic Brass, Beacon Brass Quintet, Boston Brass, and the Back Bay Brass Quintet.

An advocate of period instrument practice, Robert has performed as principal horn with Boston Baroque, the Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra, Arcadia Players, Connecticut Early Music Festival, and appeared with Mercury Orchestra in Houston. He may be heard performing on numerous recordings with Boston Baroque.

Recent solo appearances include performing the Mozart Sinfonia Concertante with fellow principal winds of the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra, and a concerto with the Tri-County Symphonic Band. Mr. Marlatt has been a featured performer at the Buzzard’s Bay Musicfest alongside Hollywood recording legend James Thatcher in: a Telemann double horn concerto, Schumann’s Konzertstuck for Four Horns, Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto #1, and Brahms’ Four Songs for Women’s Chorus, Two Horns, and Harp. In May 2014 he performed at the Boston Opera House as horn soloist with Boston Ballet’s “Next Generation” in the world premiere of Yury Yanowsky’s “Trazom.”

Robert has performed as principal horn in every major Boston venue for a variety of touring presentations such as the Royal Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Broadway shows: Evita, The Lion King, Miss Saigon, Wicked, Beauty and the Beast, Phantom of the Opera, and numerous others. Robert has also worked as an orchestral sideman with headliners The Who, Weird Al Yankovich, Johnny Mathis, Hans Zimmer, Linda Ronstadt, Diana Krall, Harry Connick, Jr., Yes, Brian Wilson, Deep Purple, Ray Charles, and many others.

Robert holds an MM from Northwestern University, and a BM from Ball State University. He was born and raised in Richmond, Indiana.