Random Monday: In the Alps, Steam Power and Random Videos
- No lederhosen required
An interview with Francis Scherly at the Alphorn Academy in Switzerland.
- Steam-powered shoes
Get your French horn steampunk sneakers right here.
- Working with a disability
Youseff chooses the horn over other instruments.
- Mahlered Monday Madness!
A new joint-project between Decca and Duetsche Grammophone celebrating Mahler’s 150th anniversary allows you to stream your favorite performances for free.
- Russian horn bands
Another old tradition than remains alive today is the Russian horn band. It operates like a church hand-bell choir – each horn plays only one note. See the video.
Random videos
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The New York Philharmonic in 1926. Today the big push in movies is 3-D technology. In the early 20th century, ‘Vitaphone’ technology was all the rage. It was basically was a means to time soundtracks to moving pictures.
Can you name the horn section?
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I see a horn, but don’t really hear one 
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Nice to see Steve Park making new videos after having had some brain surgery.
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David Wilken has added another excellent and detailed embouchure video, this time it is on the three basic brass embouchure types.
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Jammin’ with woodwinds.
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This etude may not be so playable on the horn, but what I find more annoying is the default French horn sound in music notation software. Why do they make the attacks sound so fluttered and ‘woodsy’?
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ROPA Update:
I will be posting an article on my experiences at the ROPA convention on Wednesday this week.
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