Porter Wyatt Henderson, Associate Principal
B.M. University of North Texas
M.M. Northwestern University

Member of the Orchestra Since 1990

Porter Wyatt Henderson is currently Associate Principal Trombone of the Kansas City Symphony, Principal Trombone of the Crested Butte Music Festival, and Trombonist with the Kansas City Brass. He is a former member of the Grand Rapids Symphony and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. He has also performed with the Chicago Symphony, Dallas Symphony, Aspen Festival Orchestra, Great Music West, Sunflower Music Festival, and as a Fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center.

Henderson received a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of North Texas, and a Master of Music from Northwestern University; his teachers include Leon Brown, John Kitzman, Per Brevig, Frank Crisafulli,and Arnold Jacobs. He is Adjunct Instructor of Low Brass at MidAmerica Nazarene University, and previously taught at Baker University.
In addition to his musical activities, he practices and teaches the martial art of Aikido, in which he holds the rank of Sandan (3rd degree black belt). Other interests include hiking and wildlife watching, often with his wife Karen and two children, Elise and Elijah.