Claudia Lee Horna is a violinist, arranger and composer. She graduated with a Film Scoring degree and minor in American Roots Music from Berklee College of Music, and a Masters in Film Composition from the Pacific Northwest Film Scoring Program. Proficient in sight-reading and learning by ear, she has been playing classical violin for over 10 years and has developed in different styles from around the world such as Celtic, Old time and Traditional Eastern European, incorporating those traditions into her compositions.

 

Hailing from Peru, Claudia began playing the violin at the age of 6 and developed in the classical style, eventually attending the children’s program in the Conservatorio Nacional de Música de Peru where she studied with renowned cuban violinist Alejandro Ferreira for two years. While still in high school she represented her school in international events such as in the Latin American Head Conference's Orchestra, and being selected to travel with other musicians from her school  to play  Andean Music for the Peruvian Ambassador in Holland.

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During her final High School  years, she became interested in the music featured in movies and tv series,  starting to learn movie themes by ear, eventually sparking her interest in composition and leading her to collaborate with other musicians to write the music for her school plays during her final year.

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