Barret Ham is from Macon, Georgia. Ham joined San Francisco Ballet Orchestra in 2019. He has appeared as a soloist with Charleston Symphony Orchestra and Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra, as well as the Borromeo String Quartet as the winner of its Guest Artist Competition.

Ham’s other summer festivals include Boston University’s Tanglewood Institute, Brevard Music Center, and International Summer Academy MDW, where he studied under Richard Haynes. Ham has played for Alea III and ECCE Ensemble in Boston.

A student of Montgomery Cole and Michael Wayne, Ham received his Bachelor of Music from New England Conservatory of Music. He is currently pursuing a Master of Music at University of Southern California as a student of Yehuda Gilad.