The Horn Call Podcast

Our guest for Episode 54 is Nikolette LaBonte , Principal Horn of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, and a member of The Horn Call's Editorial Advisory Board. Episode Highlights Teaching and Performing activities Edith Borroff Horn Sonata: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDb9J2_XtSA On choosing the horn: “the horn looks cooler than the oboe…” Studying with Peter Kurau at the Eastman School of Mus...

Our guest for Episode 53 is Dr. Libby Ando ! Episode Highlights Congratulations to Dr. Ando! Coda Brass Quintet: https://www.codabrassquintet.com/ Working with the Rowan University Marching Band, Drum Corps Studying with Lyndsie Wilson at Rowan University, Elizabeth Pfaffle at West Chester University, and Leelanee Sterrett at Rutgers University Attending college during COVID Transcribing Ethel Smy...

Join us in Episode 52 for a conversation with Ian Zook , Professor of Horn at James Madison University and the host of IHS57! Episode Highlights Growing up in North Carolina, attending UNC Chapel Hill and the University of Michigan. Studying with Sören Hermansson and natural horn with Lowell Greer Trading North Carolina stories Favorite horn recordings Celebrating the differences and subtleties in...

Join us in Episode 51 for a conversation with the amazing Aliyah Danielle ! Episode Highlights Growing up around music. Studying music education at Arizona State University Graduate school at Berklee College of Music in Valencia, Spain Growing up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Shoutout to Dr. John Ericson “I didn’t have a lot of free time in undergrad…” Musical inspirations Shoutout to Darcy Hamlin “I gr...

Join us for a special bonus episode of The Horn Call Podcast on Injury Recovery with Nick Fife and Joey Johnson . Nick and Joey are both active performers and teachers in the Southeastern United States, and they have created a new column focused on injury recovery for The Horn Call.

Join us in Episode 50 for a discussion with the creative and talented Kate Warren ! Episode Highlights On choosing the horn and majoring in music Coming from a small high school band program Choosing a life in the arts Shoutout to Michelle Stebleton Postgraduate study at The New School and Yale University Shoutout to John Ericson and Horn Matters Website: https://www.katewarrenmusic.com/ Instagram...

Our guest for Episode 49 is Dr. Monica Martinez , Assistant Professor of Horn at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, and a member of the IHS Advisory Council! Episode Highlights Full circle moments On choosing the horn Playing the horn right-handed Growing up in South Texas “Change is not instant…” Pursuing music as a career. Studying with Jennifer Sholtis at Texas A&M Kingsville Majori...

Our guest for Episode 48 is Marshall Sealy , a multi-talented artist who has performed all over the world, including the 54th International Horn Symposium as a Featured Artist. Episode Highlights Starting out as a horn player Kinhaven Music Camp: https://kinhaven.org/ Singing in Bach cantatas Touring with the Long Island Youth Orchestra Attending Ithaca College on both music and soccer scholarship...

Join us for this special panel discussion on IHS Honorary Member Hermann Baumann (1934-2023). Guests include Ab Koster, Joseph Ognibene, Justin Sharp, and J. Bernardo Silva. *Above image provided by Justin Sharp, courtesy of the Baumann Family.

Join us for a special Bonus Episode, featuring Richard King and Daniel Grabois . This interview was originally published as part of Dan's Pedagogy Column in Horn and More.

My guest for Episode 46 is Bernhard Scully , Associate Professor of Horn at the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign! Episode Highlights Isla Verde Bronces International Brass Festival in Argentina Music is subjective! Studying with Kendall Betts in high school It’s all about fundamentals. Studying at Northwestern University: Dale Clevenger, Roland Pandolfi, Gail Williams Alexander Technique, F...

Episode 45 of The Horn Call Podcast features Tommi Hyytinen , a member of the Finnish Radio Orchestra and horn and natural horn faculty at the Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki. Episode Highlights Starting out on the horn Finnish horn playing tradition Attending the Sibelius Academy The path from student to professional Balancing school and professional work Musical inspirati...

Join us in Episode 44 for a discussion with Michelle Stebleton , Professor of Horn at Florida State University and a member of the IHS Advisory Council! Episode Highlights Starting out as a horn player Attending Interlochen Arts Academy, studying at University of Michigan with Louis Stout and Lowell Greer Musical inspirations Performing in the Midland-Odessa Symphony Path to teaching, path to FSU...

Our next guest on The Horn Call Podcast is James Hampson, of Hampson Horns ! Episode Highlights Deciding to change majors from engineering to music Mozart operas and becoming fascinated with the natural horn Remembering Lowell Greer Studying with Marc Guy at SUNY-Fredonia Dick Martz Collection: https://www.rjmartz.com/horns/ Moving Hampson Horns from Ohio to New York Douglas Lundeen and Rutgers Un...

Join us in Episode 42 for a chat with John McGuire , Associate Professor of Horn at Colorado State University, and the host of the 2 024 International Horn Competition of America AND the 56th International Horn Symposium , July 26 – August 2 in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA. Episode Highlights Planning process for IHCA and IHS Symposium: https://hornsonthehorizon.com/ Shout out to Nancy Joy! How com...

  Join me in the 2023 Holiday Bonus Episode for a chat with Allison DeMeulle, IHS Interim Executive Director, and Johanna Lundy, IHS Treasurer and member of the Advisory Council. Episode Highlights How the IHS works; overview of the past year Allison’s transition to Interim Executive Director of the IHS What does the IHS Treasurer do? Overview of IHS programs (what do membership dues and other con...

Our guest for Episode 41 is Musician 1st Class Erika Loke , a member of the United States Naval Academy Band and Editor of the Military Matters column in The Horn Call. Episode Highlights Graduate school at Wichita State, performing with the Wichita Symphony orchestra Doctoral school at the University of Maryland, Auditioning for military bands Naval Academy Band in Annapolis, Maryland Band Excerp...

Join me in Episode 40 for a conversation with Caiti Beth McKinney , creator of the REPresent Project and Podcast! Episode Highlights On choosing the horn over violin and other instruments Musical influences, horn and otherwise Most interesting practice spaces Shout outs! to Heather Test, Michelle Stebleton, Gina Gillie, Ashley Killam, Lin Foulk Baird, Ken Amis On loving film music, studying with R...

Our guest for Episode 39 is the multi-talented Shanyse Strickland ! Episode Highlights Switching to the horn from flute Auditioning for college on flute, horn, and euphonium! Studying with Bill Slocum and Stacie Mickens at Youngstown State University. Be a good musician first, and a good instrumentalist second Early inspirations on the horn Respect for Julius Watkins “I just like challenging mysel...

We kick off Season 4 and Episode 38 of the Horn Call Podcast with Leelanee Sterrett , a member of the New York Philharmonic!  Episode Highlights Musical influences, early experiences at Interlochen Arts Academy Shout-out to Julie Schleif Shout-out to Douglas Hill Graduate study at Yale, studying with William Purvis Preparing for competitions and auditions Advice for music students today Women Comp...

My guest for Episode 37 is Dr. Margaret McGillivray! Dr. McGillivray is on the faculty of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in the Washington, DC, an active freelance musician, and the organizer/initiator of the new solo collection LIFT: Solos for Horn by Black Composers, available from Cimarron Music Press . Episode Highlights Duke Ellington School of the Arts in the Washington, DC https://ww...

My guest in Episode 36 is the amazing Jeff Scott , Associate Professor of Horn at Oberlin Conservatory, member of the IHS Advisory Council , and a Featured Artist at IHS55 ! Episode Highlights Growing up in Queens, NY Shout out to horn teacher Carolyn Clark Importance of learning to play in multiple styles Musical inspirations, horn and otherwise Shout out to Valerie Coleman Composition process Te...

Join me in Episode 35 for a conversation with Nick Fife! Episode Highlights Nick’s article(s) in the May 2023 Horn Call and injury recovery. Craig Vander Kolk, M.D. https://mdmercy.com/find-a-doctor/craig-vander-kolk-md Using the bass trombone to rebuild his horn playing. Balance is important! “The first step to being good at something is being bad at it.” How he got into composing. List of compos...

Join us in Episode 34 of The Horn Call Podcast for a conversation with Pascal Deuber, Principal Horn in the Bavarian State Orchestra at the Bavarian State Opera, and First Prize winner in the 2021 ARD Competition . Episode Highlights Current performing positions, rehearsal schedules Musical education/training Preparing for the ARD competition, advice for other horn players who want to compete Favo...

In Episode 33 we have more archival audio from the First Annual French Horn Workshop held at Florida State University in 1969. This is a panel discussion with Philip Farkas, Barry Tuckwell, James Chambers, Anton Horner, Wendell Hoss, and Max Pottag. The panel (which appears to be moderated by James Chambers) took written questions, and questions from the floor. Episode Highlights Schools of playin...