News & Announcements
Horn-related news and announcements.
The Future of French Horn Playing
One thought I have heard (and have repeated myself) is that this is a “golden age” for the French horn. Or is it?
Before getting...
Horn competition podcast: Looking ahead to IHCA 2017
The topic for episode 23 of the Horn Notes Video Podcast is the International Horn Competition of America in a conversation with the host...
A look at “what’s new” from the 2017 Southwest Horn Conference
This past weekend the 2017 edition of the Southwest Horn Conference was held at Phoenix College in, you guessed it, Phoenix, Arizona. There are...
YouTube Horn Highlights: David, Patrick, and Anneke
There are so many interesting resources on YouTube, and today we have three that in various ways relate to recent horn news.
First up, unless...
Review update: Horn Playing from the Inside Out, Third Edition
Back in 2013 Horn Matters reviewed the first edition of Horn Playing from the Inside Out by Eli Epstein. In three parts, that review...
On the single F horn, part VIII: My new CD Rescued!, and where to get all the music for free
Back in 2015 I started posting articles (starting here) that lead up to this one-- the new CD is done! With special thanks to...
Introducing the Horn Notes Video Podcast — low horn episode
Back in 2013 I produced a series of three videos that were to launch an idea I had, HornMattersTV. Of those videos, the one...
Schantl and Meifred for low and high horn in three more innovative E-publications
The newest releases from Horn Notes Edition are three versions of a collection of 35 melodic etudes. Set at standard pitch and also in special...
On the single F horn, part VII: Progress!
When I last posted about my current CD project in September (here), things seemed to be moving along well and actually they were. Then...
In search of the $7,000 French horn
One question raised fairly often is on the topic of what new horns can be purchased for roughly $7,000? Underlying the question is the...
