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Guess who played Assistant Horn this week?

PUBLISHED: January 4, 2011, John Ericson

Actually, I am not playing assistant but I am playing in the section of the Phoenix Symphony again this week. The post below is from the original HTML Horn Notes Blog, dated 5/12/06. I will leave it as it is (with the original “tip of the day”) but have some new comments at the end. [...]

Orchestra Excerpt CDs

PUBLISHED: December 18, 2010, John Ericson

Although we all know it is coming soon, I was recently struck by the statement “The CD really is dead” in a post in the Polyphonic.org blog by Robert Levine under the title “The times they are a’changin…” Read the original article for the full context of the quote but a lot of things are [...]

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Orchestra, Recordings

A Nutcracker from the Audience

PUBLISHED: December 14, 2010, John Ericson

I have played The Nutcracker quite a number of times, and I have seen it on video, but this past weekend finally for the first time saw it live from the audience, the present Ballet Arizona production with the Phoenix Symphony. Visually it really is quite a show. Video does not do it justice and [...]

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Orchestra

Auditioning for the Berlin Philharmonic

PUBLISHED: June 2, 2010, Bruce Hembd

The Noble Viola has recanted an interesting dialogue at Polyphonic.org where Berlin Philharmonic hornist Fergus McWilliam gave insight into the BP audition process. The dialogue begins with what more-or-less amounts to a mission statement: 1. The vacancy belongs to the orchestra. In no way is it the property of the public domain. The orchestra is [...]

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Orchestra, Tips

Random Monday: Mushrooms, Dry Humor and Lawsuit in Cleveland

PUBLISHED: May 10, 2010, Bruce Hembd

French horn mushrooms They look delicious. The mysterious blue horn Apparently on the American television comedy How I Met Your Mother a classic mellophone, which has been a standing background prop, took center stage in a recent episode. And a few days later, just when Ted thought she’d forgotten about it, he storms her room [...]

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Orchestra, Stories

The Nashville Symphony and Video of the Flood of 2010

PUBLISHED: May 8, 2010, John Ericson

As a former member of the Nashville Symphony I have been watching with interest for coverage on the major flood this past week. When I started seeing photos it was easy to see that the damage is quite extensive; it was for me especially startling to see photos of the damage inside the Opryland Hotel [...]

What is the difference between an orchestra and a bull?

PUBLISHED: May 5, 2010, Bruce Hembd

A twist on an old joke. Wait for the final punch. WARNING: PG-13 rating for brief cartoon female nudity. I blame it on crazed groupies that hang out with sketchy double-bass players.

John Ericson & Bruce Hembd
on the French horn, brass related topics, and the field of classical music.