Maxwell Arceneaux ’24 (Master of Music in Performance – Horn) is a hornist from New Orleans, Louisiana. He has played French horn since he was thirteen years old and is self-taught in producing his own music.

Arceneaux currently studies with Geoff Pilkington (principal horn of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra) at Shenandoah Conservatory. He has been mentored by Bob Watt (retired Los Angeles Philharmonic assistant principal horn), the first black American French hornist to play in orchestra.

Arceneaux was the first place winner for Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Concerto Competition 2018. He was also runner-up for in the Digital Project Competition for his original song, For My Angel and High Horn Excerpt Competition for Northwest Horn Symposium in 2021.