Chamber Music 
Recordings from Black Bayou Brass Recital, March 27, 2013(0)
To kick off the week here are some samples from our faculty brass trio recital at the end of March. The program went very well, and we got lots of great comments afterwards. If you want to hear complete works you’ll have to come check out one of our performances! If you want to read… Read More ›
Upcoming Performances: Black Bayou Brass, Carrapatoso, and more
I have several performances coming up in February, March, and April, making for a busy but very exciting semester. On March 27th, I’ll be performing with Black Bayou Brass for our annual faculty recital at ULM. Our program will include two substantial multi-movement works, Jean-François Michel’s Suite for Trumpet, Horn and Trombone, and Anthony Plog’s… Read More ›
Video: Choralfantasie for Horn and Organ, by Jan Koetsier
In early August I wrote about a recording session for Jan Koetsier’s Choralfantasie for Horn and Organ, Op. 89. Here is a live performance of the same piece, from a concert celebrating the 20th anniversary of the organ at First Presbyterian Church in Monroe, LA. My collaborator for this performance was Dr. Scot Humes, Associate… Read More ›
New Brass Trio Repertoire
With the start of a new academic year our faculty trio, Black Bayou Brass, is looking at some exciting new repertoire for upcoming concerts. As mentioned elsewhere on this site, the literature for brass trio (trumpet, trombone, horn) is often overshadowed by music for brass quintet. However, there are still some great pieces in the… Read More ›
Notes from a Recording Session, Part 2: Editing
Yesterday we spent several hours editing down the material from Monday’s recording session. I’ve been involved in editing before, and as an observer I’m always amazed at the skill it takes to do this kind of work. In many cases the editing goes beyond skill and could really be considered an art. There are often… Read More ›
Notes from a Recording Session
For the first part of this week I am in Savannah, GA recording some works for my forthcoming CD project, works for horn by Jan Koetsier. Things went very well today, and I feel good about the material we have so far. I’ll post more details as the project continues, but for the Savannah session… Read More ›
More Videos
Here are a few more videos of interest to horn players, the first being the newly-updated video page on this site. Rather than embedding all of the clips (which made the page load more slowly), the videos are now categorized and hyper-linked. Feel free to give them a look! Next is an excellent video produced… Read More ›
Cannon Music Camp Week 2: Great Repertoire, More Lessons, a Solo Performance, and a Maintenance Clinic
Week two of Cannon Music Camp has come and gone, and here’s a brief update on some of last week’s activities. Great Repertoire: In preparation for their finale concerts at the end of Week 3, the orchestra, wind ensemble, and symphonic band are working on some great pieces with fun and challenging horn parts. Highlights… Read More ›
Preparing for a Recording Session
Earlier this year I mentioned that one major undertaking would be a recording of several works with horn by the Dutch composer Jan Koetsier. With the first of two recording sessions coming up in less than two months, I’ve been working diligently to ensure that I am as prepared as possible. Here are a few… Read More ›
Video: Eric Ewazen’s Ballade, Pastorale and Dance for Flute, Horn and Piano
Earlier this year I had the opportunity to perform a major contemporary chamber work for horn, Eric Ewazen’s Ballade, Pastorale and Dance for Flute, Horn and Piano (cover image linked from sheetmusicplus.com). The performance took place during a residency with the composer at our university, and our group was fortunate enough to be coached by… Read More ›
