Bruce Hembd

Hi, I am Bruce — a musician, web developer and designer, and music teacher.

I am a member of the Arizona Opera Orchestra and the Symphony of the West Valley in Phoenix, Arizona. I freelance with several orchestras, brass and woodwind ensembles and also maintain a small studio of private students.

I am a graduate of the Eastman School of Music and Arizona State University, and am a member of AFM Local 586.

Francaix: Divertimento (excerpt)

R. Strauss: Andante

Past positions and teachers

Boo Boo in 1st grade.

Bruce held principal horn positions with the Mexico City Philharmonic, Tucson Symphony Orchestra, and was also third hornist in the Fort Wayne Philharmonic. For 10 years he was a faculty member at the Bay View Music Festival.

He has freelanced and performed in Europe (Austria and Germany), and in the Rochester (NY), Cleveland (OH), Houston (TX), and Chicago (IL) areas in chamber ensembles, orchestras, musical shows and solo recitals.

His private studies include instruction from Verne Reynolds, Milan Yancich, Alan Demattia, Thomas Bacon, Gail Williams and Dale Clevenger, among others.

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Web Development

The Horndog logo

An accomplished web developer, Bruce has been creating web sites since 1995. Projects have ranged from large e-commerce and community web sites to small sites for “mom and pop” operations and individuals.

Over the years, he has created a number of commercial and music related web sites, including HornMatters.

He currently works at Rio Salado Community College as a web technician in the Institutional Advancement department.

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Bruce Hembd

The pseudonym ‘Horndog‘ comes from playing the French horn and working like a dog at several occupations.

Recordings, etc.

Bruce has recorded for Intersound, Centaur, CBS Masterworks, Summit Records, RCA and Arabesque Digital, including projects with renowned artists such as trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and flutist James Galway. He has also recorded a handful of studio recordings for film soundtracks and television commercials.

Bruce also enjoys teaching children in public school music education. As a long-term substitute teacher, he fills in for teachers on long-term (typically sick or maternity) leave. He regularly instructs band and orchestra classes, from the elementary to high school levels.

In his spare time, Bruce enjoys teaching and playing music, cooking and eating well, drinking coffee, hanging out with friends, and messing around with computers.