Ensembles 
Monroe Symphony Orchestra: John Williams Spectacular(1)
This weekend the Monroe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus will present an all John Williams concert, featuring music from some of his most well-known film scores. You can see some of the titles in the image at right, and here’s a complete list. Superman March Call of the Champions E.T.: Adventures on Earth Jaws Harry Potter… Read More ›
Job Listings Page Update
Check out the Job Listings page for information on several upcoming auditions, including positions in the New York Philharmonic, U.S. Marine Band, and Wheeling Symphony Orchestra.
Weekend Report
Here’s a brief report from my busy weekend. The Shreveport Symphony rehearsals and concert went very well, including the 3rd horn solos in the Academic Festival Overture by Brahms. The other pieces on the program – Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 and Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8 – weren’t as involved for the 3rd horn but… Read More ›
Fall 2012 Preview
The fall semester is swiftly approaching, and I for one am very excited to get started! I’m looking forward to reconnecting with my colleagues and students, and continuing with several projects from the summer. Here’s a brief list of some of the activities coming up this fall. NACWPI/CMS Conference: Black Bayou Brass will be performing… 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 ›
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 ›
Thailand Tour: Day 8 and Going Home
The greatest reward and luxury of travel is to be able to experience everyday things as if for the first time, to be in a position in which almost nothing is so familiar it is taken for granted. — Bill Bryson It’s hard to believe that just a few days ago we were in Thailand…. Read More ›
Thailand Tour: Day 7
Today was our next to last day in Thailand, and we spent our morning performing and teaching at Silpakorn University, which is located a few miles from Mahidol University. As with Mahidol, Silpakorn had some great students, who were all very eager to learn. Our performance and master classes went very well, and we were… Read More ›
Thailand Tour: Day 6
Today we had the opportunity to work with some of the talented students here at Mahidol University (the name is pronounced “Ma-hee-don” – sorry for not saying this earlier!) I heard five students play in the horn master class, and they were all extremely well prepared, regardless of age or experience level. Daren is clearly… Read More ›
