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What your Mozart Concerto needs to Sound Like

PUBLISHED: February 7, 2012, John Ericson

Recently I was pointed to the blog of Barry Stees, Assistant Principal bassoon of the Cleveland Orchestra and a former colleague of mine at the Brevard Music Center. Two very recent articles caught my attention, related to the second bassoon auditions in the Cleveland Orchestra. A specific topic area that caught my attention was on [...]

Review: Tales of Imagination

PUBLISHED: February 5, 2012, John Ericson

Recent months have seen several CDs come in for review, and to start a short series of reviews first up is Tales of Imagination by J.D. Shaw, a new recording of works for horn and wind ensemble. This is no ordinary horn CD and is one that will definitely make listeners think bigger. The opening [...]

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E-books for Horn

PUBLISHED: February 2, 2012, John Ericson

It has been reported that at Amazon.com E-books now outsell hard copy books. With that thought, there is a changing dynamic to the sales of horn books that the market is also adjusting to. As a representative sample, the below are highlights of what E-books are available now on Amazon.com. These are all Kindle E-books, [...]

On the Demise of “Playing High Horn,” a Descant Dissertation, and E-books

PUBLISHED: January 31, 2012, John Ericson

Last week I was able to post a video of my performance last year of the Bach B minor mass on descant horn. Randomly in another search I also stumbled upon a very interesting 2011 University of Miami dissertation, “An Equipment Guide to Performing Baroque Horn Music” by Joseph T. Falvey. The full text is [...]

On Playing the B-Minor Mass on YouTube

PUBLISHED: January 26, 2012, John Ericson

This past week was my week to become a YouTube star, as in addition to the Konzertstuck from the Southwest Horn Conference my performance of the Bach B-Minor mass from January of 2011 was uploaded to YouTube as well. It is below, with a few more comments to follow. (Direct link to video here). This was [...]

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A few more Thoughts on the Southwest Horn Conference 2012

PUBLISHED: January 24, 2012, John Ericson

With the passage of more than a week it is good time to reflect a bit more on the event. Right off the top, my recital (presented jointly with Daniel Katzen) was among the best if not the best workshop performance I have ever given. And all from memory: the Schumann Dedication and the Fantasy [...]

On Performing the Konzertstuck, and being Ready to Play Horn

PUBLISHED: January 19, 2012, John Ericson

Of all the memories of the recent Southwest Horn Conference, one of the strongest will be performing the Schumann Konzertstuck for four horns and orchestra as a soloist with a truly stellar group of soloists. It had a bit different flavor from that seen at other workshops, as all of the soloists are presently full time [...]

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