John Ericson

Mirafone presents Deskants and Tubens–the Wilder Nonet

A regular reader (thank you!) sent a tip on a link to a recent episode of the Wilderworld podcast. This one features a recording...

PSA: What is up with Baritone Treble Clef Parts?

We get questions that are not always horn related and in the fall I had a question about baritone treble clef parts. I believe...

Lawson on Lacquer and on Freezing

I was recently pointed to the Lawson Horns website looking for some information in their print publications on trying mouthpieces and leadpipes, but those...

Louis Stout on Choosing an Artist French Horn

A small publication that has been on a shelf in my office for years and years is Choosing an Artist French Horn by Louis...

Before Farkas: Preparatory Instructor for French Horn (1937) on the Single B-Flat

I am not sure what the exact background was of authors E. C. Moore and A. O. Sieg but they certainly were practical band...

Horn is Tough for Band Directors to Teach

…especially if they did not have a decent methods class. One of the projects I have had students do in the horn pedagogy class in...

Optimism/Realism/Pessimism and the Horn Player

Right now I have over thirty posts in various stages of underway. This post when still in progress I initially titled “Abused by the...

Stories of Nutcrackers Past

Sunday afternoon I heard an excellent performance of an extended suite of selections from The Nutcracker performed by the ASU Symphony Orchestra on their...

Before Farkas: Preparatory Instructor for French Horn (1937) on Tonguing

In working on a project this past year related to Philip Farkas I have had a nagging feeling that there has to be some...

A New Version of Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante

James Bash of Oregon Music News reports that There’s a big mystery behind Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante in E-flat major. Since the original manuscript has never...