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November 15, 2024Episode 53: Libby Ando
Our guest for Episode 53 is Dr. Libby Ando!
Episode Highlights
Congratulations to Dr. Ando!
Coda Brass Quintet: https://www.codabrassquintet.com/
Working with the Rowan University Marching Band, Drum Corps
Studying with Lyndsie Wilson at Rowan University, Elizabeth Pfaffle at West Chester University, and Leelanee Sterrett at Rutgers University
Attending college during COVID
Transcribing Ethel Smyth’s Cello Sonata
John Burroughs quote, “Leap and the net will appear.”
Research on orchestral excerpts by women composers: Alice Mary Smith, Augusta Holmès, Amy Beach, Ethel Smyth
Advice for those who want to start a chamber group.
55 min
October 15, 2024Episode 52: Ian Zook and IHS57
Join us in Episode 52 for a conversation with Ian Zook, Professor of Horn at James Madison University and the host of IHS57!
Episode Highlights
Growing up in North Carolina, attending UNC Chapel Hill and the University of Michigan.
Studying with Sören Hermansson and natural horn with Lowell Greer
Trading North Carolina stories
Favorite horn recordings
Celebrating the differences and subtleties in horn playing around the world
Czech School of Horn Playing, Tylšar brothers
Horn and More Column, Horn on Record, ianzook.com
IHS 57 planning, June 24-28, 2025: www.heritage-horns.com
How to get to Harrisonburg, Virginia
Join the IHS!
56 min
September 15, 2024Episode 51: Aliyah Danielle
Join us in Episode 51 for a conversation with the amazing Aliyah Danielle!
Episode Highlights
Growing up around music.
Studying music education at Arizona State University
Graduate school at Berklee College of Music in Valencia, Spain
Growing up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Shoutout to Dr. John Ericson
“I didn’t have a lot of free time in undergrad…”
Musical inspirations
Shoutout to Darcy Hamlin
“I grew up listening to anything and everything…”
Creating a structure for myself as an artist.
Kendall Betts Horn Camp
Learning work/life balance
Moving to New York
Advice for younger musicians
“You can do more than one thing…”
52 min
September 01, 2024 Bonus Episode: Injury Recovery with Nick Fife and Joey Johnson
Join us for a special bonus episode of The Horn Call Podcast on Injury Recovery with Nick Fife and Joey Johnson. Nick and Joey are both active performers and teachers in the Southeastern United States, and they have created a new column focused on injury recovery for The Horn Call.
51 min
August 15, 2024Episode 50: Kate Warren
Join us in Episode 50 for a discussion with the creative and talented Kate Warren!
Episode Highlights
On choosing the horn and majoring in music
Coming from a small high school band program
Choosing a life in the arts
Shoutout to Michelle Stebleton
Postgraduate study at The New School and Yale University
Shoutout to John Ericson and Horn Matters
Website: https://www.katewarrenmusic.com/
Instagram: katewarrenmusic
Advice for navigating social media
“Just good enough is ok!”
Learning to be better at time management
Learning to edit audio and video content
Learning to take time off
“Music takes time.”
Drum Corps and playing the mellophone
Touring with Blast!
Improving access to music education
44 min
July 15, 2024Episode 49: Monica Martinez
Our guest for Episode 49 is Dr. Monica Martinez, Assistant Professor of Horn at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, and a member of the IHS Advisory Council!
Episode Highlights
Full circle moments
On choosing the horn
Playing the horn right-handed
Growing up in South Texas
“Change is not instant…”
Pursuing music as a career.
Studying with Jennifer Sholtis at Texas A&M Kingsville
Majoring in music education and music performance
Work ethic, persistence
“You have to work hard for everything.”
Studying with Patrick Hughes at the University of Texas-Austin
Balancing a teaching job with practicing the horn
Working for a music store
“I never had just one job…”
Dealing with imposter syndrome
Building a culture in a horn studio: “It’s never about me.”
“You have to be mindful…”
Serving on the IHS Advisory Council
52 min
June 15, 2024Episode 48: Marshall Sealy
Our guest for Episode 48 is Marshall Sealy, a multi-talented artist who has performed all over the world, including the 54th International Horn Symposium as a Featured Artist.
Episode Highlights
Starting out as a horn player
Kinhaven Music Camp: https://kinhaven.org/
Singing in Bach cantatas
Touring with the Long Island Youth Orchestra
Attending Ithaca College on both music and soccer scholarships!
Studying with John Covert
Studying brass instrument repair
Meeting Julius Watkins and studying with him
Importance of being a well rounded player
Friendship with Jerome Ashby
Performing in Mexico
Performing multiple styles
Importance of warming up, equipment
Advice for young horn players
Willie Ruff
Importance of sound
Have a really great practice mute and stop mute.
Instrument maintenance advice
1 hr 3 min
May 15, 2024 Episode 47: Hermann Baumann Panel Discussion
Join us for this special panel discussion on IHS Honorary Member Hermann Baumann (1934-2023). Guests include Ab Koster, Joseph Ognibene, Justin Sharp, and J. Bernardo Silva. *Above image provided by Justin Sharp, courtesy of the Baumann Family.
59 min
May 01, 2024 Bonus Episode: Horn and More Interview with Richard King and Daniel Grabois
Join us for a special Bonus Episode, featuring Richard King and Daniel Grabois. This interview was originally published as part of Dan's Pedagogy Column in Horn and More.
27 min
April 15, 2024Episode 46:Bernhard Scully
My guest for Episode 46 is Bernhard Scully, Associate Professor of Horn at the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign!
Episode Highlights
Isla Verde Bronces International Brass Festival in Argentina
Music is subjective!
Studying with Kendall Betts in high school
It’s all about fundamentals.
Studying at Northwestern University: Dale Clevenger, Roland Pandolfi, Gail Williams
Alexander Technique, Feldenkrais Method
Performing with the Minnesota Orchestra
Graduate School at UW-Madison, studying with Douglas Hill
Performing with the Canadian Brass
Advice for students on keeping your playing in shape.
“You really don’t have time to practice on the road.”
Transcendental Meditation
“Try to live as healthy as you can.”
Aging
Value of improvisation
Collaborating on a book: Consilience - Learning About Ourselves by Applying Indigenous Traditions to Western Music and Technology
Join the International Horn Society!
1 hr 20 min

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