Repertoire 
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 ›
Solo Bucket List
Over the past several years I’ve been compiling a “bucket list” of solo works that I have previously worked on, but never performed. Some of them are major works in the repertoire that for one reason or another I haven’t yet had the opportunity to perform, while others are less well known but still worthwhile…. Read More ›
Upcoming Faculty Recital
On November 29th I’ll be presenting my annual faculty recital. The big focus for this program will be works for horn with other instruments by Jan Koetsier, in preparation for a forthcoming CD. The second of two recording sessions for this project is scheduled for December, so I programmed this recital much later in the… Read More ›
Kopprasch Project Continued, No. 41
Here’s another Kopprasch video to start off the week. Suggested tempo in my edition is quarter note=63-88; this recording is somewhere around quarter=72. In preparing this study it was helpful to think of it less as a technical exercise and more as a melodic – albeit disjunct – one. To that end, I tried to… 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 ›
Kopprasch Project continued, No. 37
Here’s the latest installment in my Kopprasch video project. It’s been a while since the last video, but I am hoping to pick things up in the next few months and record more frequently. The Cornopub edition suggests a tempo range of quarter note=72-112, and my tempo settled around quarter=88. As always, consider using some… Read More ›
Desert Island Discs: Horn World Edition
I’m a big fan of Desert Island Discs, a BBC Radio 4 program. Created in 1941, the show is an institution in Great Britain. The premise is simple, described here in this quote from the show’s website. That first Desert Island Discs was recorded in the BBC’s bomb-damaged Maida Vale studio on 27th January 1942… 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 ›
Cannon Music Camp Week 3: Lists, Finale Concerts, and Wrapping Up
It’s been a great three weeks, but Cannon Music Camp has come to an end for this summer. It was a pleasure working with the eager and talented students here, and I am grateful for the opportunity. We wrapped things up this week with a master class built around “must have” lists for horn players,… 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 ›
