Reviews 
Comparing Digital Audio Recorders: Zoom H4n and Edirol R-09HR(0)
Someone recently posted a question to the Horn People group on Facebook asking about various brands of digital recorders. Although I haven’t used all of the brands and varieties mentioned in the Facebook discussion, I have had a good bit of experience with the Edirol R-09HR and the Zoom H4n. I bought the Edirol a… Read More ›
Review: The Horn of Eric Ruske
Here’s a brief review of The Horn of Eric Ruske, a newly-released compendium by international horn soloist Eric Ruske (cover image linked from Amazon.com) . If you read The Horn Call, you’ve probably seen this seven-disc set advertised in its pages. It’s a great set of recordings, and I highly recommend it to anyone who… Read More ›
Wednesday Review: Horn Fundamentals, by Bruno Schneider
Most horn players today are fortunate to have a wide variety of quality practice materials available to them. Using the internet, one can readily find dozens of great methods, etudes, and other exercises to purchase (for a list of some of them, see this article). One recent addition to these materials is Bruno Schneider‘s Horn… Read More ›
Horn Recordings of Popular Music
I have lots of horn recordings, but many of them fall into the category of “reference.” I don’t listen to them regularly, but nonetheless am glad to have these recordings in my library. However, there are others which are really fun to hear over and over, and probably belong more in the “popular” category. Some… Read More ›
Wednesday Review: Solo Works for Horn by Gallay: Anneke Scott, Natural Horn
Here’s a new recording of unaccompanied works for horn by Jacques-François Gallay, one of the premier horn players in Europe during the first half of the 19th century (cover image linked from Amazon.com). The soloist is Anneke Scott, who performs in London with numerous period instrument ensembles including the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique. You can… Read More ›
Friday Review: Playing Natural Horn Today and Playing Descant and Triple Horns, by John Ericson
John Ericson, Associate Professor of Horn at Arizona State University and co-creator of Horn Matters, has recently published two new books, Playing Natural Horn Today and Playing Descant and Triple Horns. I had the opportunity to preview early versions of these publications, and was very excited to see them hit the market. As with other… Read More ›
Mouthpiece Tales
In August of this year I switched mouthpieces. At the time I wasn’t really sure how it was going to work out, but in the back of my mind I fully expected to end up returning to the same model I’d been playing for the last several years, a Laskey 75 (both J and G… Read More ›
Friday Review: Mirari Brass, Spires
The market for brass quintet recordings is miniscule when compared to that of popular music. In an already small market with lots of very fine sounding ensembles, new groups really have to bring something special to the table in order to succeed. I think Mirari Brass has done that with their debut CD, Spires. I… Read More ›
Review: Horn Playing from the Inside Out, by Eli Epstein
As promised, here’s a review of Eli Epstein‘s new book, Horn Playing from the Inside Out (cover image linked from http://www.eliepstein.com). Mr. Epstein is a former member of the Cleveland Orchestra, and serves or has served on the faculties of numerous prestigious institutions and festivals, including the Cleveland Institute of Music, New England Conservatory, Music… Read More ›
Friday Potpourri
An assortment of news, websites, gear, and other items of interest from around the horn world. Just Sayin’: A new (and free) smartphone app which allows you to “post any combination of voice, text, photos and video to your Facebook and Twitter accounts.” Definitely some possibilities here for musicians. Horn Playing from the Inside Out:… Read More ›
