Bruce Hembd
A New Major Horn Quartet
The number of truly great horn quartet pieces can pretty much be counted on one hand ... okay, maybe two hands. Thomas Bacon wants...
Happy 4th of July – Go Practice!
A command from Uncle Sam.
Tomorrow is the Fourth of July. In the U.S. this is the day Americans celebrate the signing of the Declaration...
The Ego-Driven Music Teacher: Good or Bad? (II)
Continued from Part I
The ego-driven approach to music instruction reminds me of the used car salesman whose opening sale pitch was that their company...
The Ego-Driven Music Teacher: Good or Bad? (I)
Teaching -- more art than science?
I occasionally lurk -- read, but do not participate in -- the various horn discussion groups. Interesting topics come...
French Horns in ToonTown
Photos from Disneyland.
In the area of Disneyland called ToonTown, there is a fun fountain in the central plaza with a few funny horn-related sculptures.
Here...
The Bass Horn in Action
A true oddity.
Last year, a picture and description of Roger Bobo playing the Bass Horn was posted here. It is a one-of-a-kind monstrosity that...
Warhol-ed Brain
A master of Pop Art meets a master of the French horn.
What would have happened if pop artist Andy Warhol created a portrait of...
Retroactive Golden Clam Awards
Angel Awards for four previously reviewed sites.
At the time of this post, the Golden Clam Award is relatively new and some previously reviewed items...
Nightmare Headline For Horn Players
Horn players and critics.
In awarding a Jaded Clam award to New York Times critic Allan Kozzin, I had in the back on my head...
American Horn Quartet Interview
An inside look into a successful rarity in the chamber music world.
Established in 1982 by four replanted Americans who perform and teach in Europe,...