The Horn Call Podcast

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The official podcast of the International Horn Society. This is a monthly podcast featuring interviews with Horn Call authors, archived audio from past IHS symposia, and other news and updates in the ... more

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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
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1h 3min
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.
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59min
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.
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27min
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!
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1h 20min
March 15, 2024Episode 45: Tommi Hyytinen
Episode 45 of The Horn Call Podcast features Tommi Hyytinen, a member of the Finnish Radio Orchestra and horn and natural horn faculty at the Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki.
Episode Highlights
Starting out on the horn
Finnish horn playing tradition
Attending the Sibelius Academy
The path from student to professional
Balancing school and professional work
Musical inspirations, legacy of Holger Fransman
Studying with Radovan Vlatkovic
Audition process in Finland
Instruments used in horn sections in Finnish orchestras
The “Finnish Horn Sound”
Chamber music work
Golden Horns Quartet, performing on television in Helsinki
Pop music influences
Playing from the Core book
Work with Pilates
Breathing misconceptions
Lieksa Brass Week
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44min
February 15, 2024Episode 44: Michelle Stebleton
Join us in Episode 44 for a discussion with Michelle Stebleton, Professor of Horn at Florida State University and a member of the IHS Advisory Council!
Episode Highlights
Starting out as a horn player
Attending Interlochen Arts Academy, studying at University of Michigan with Louis Stout and Lowell Greer
Musical inspirations
Performing in the Midland-Odessa Symphony
Path to teaching, path to FSU
“If you want to play well, playing has to be your hobby.”
Playing in lessons, teaching techniques
“I teach macro to micro.”
Teaching tone “Stebletones”
Sighing through the horn
Involvement with the International Horn Society
Editing the “Teacher Talk” column in The Horn Call
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48min
January 15, 2024Episode 43: James Hampson
Our next guest on The Horn Call Podcast is James Hampson, of Hampson Horns!
Episode Highlights
Deciding to change majors from engineering to music
Mozart operas and becoming fascinated with the natural horn
Remembering Lowell Greer
Studying with Marc Guy at SUNY-Fredonia
Dick Martz Collection: https://www.rjmartz.com/horns/
Moving Hampson Horns from Ohio to New York
Douglas Lundeen and Rutgers University
Early Music scene in Boston, studying at Boston University
Shout out to Paul Austin!
Brass Witch: https://www.brasswitch.com/
Mouthpiece consulting, Alpine Mouthpieces: https://www.alpinemouthpieces.com/
On mouthpieces: “Our bodies change.” And “One mouthpiece isn’t going to fix everyone’s problems.”
Take care of your instrument.
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57min
December 15, 2023Episode 42: John McGuire – IHCA and IHS56
Join us in Episode 42 for a chat with John McGuire, Associate Professor of Horn at Colorado State University, and the host of the 2024 International Horn Competition of America AND the 56th International Horn Symposium, July 26 – August 2 in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.
Episode Highlights
Planning process for IHCA and IHS Symposium: https://hornsonthehorizon.com/
Shout out to Nancy Joy!
How competitions can be beneficial
Venue: Colorado State University and Fort Collins, CO
Rocky Mountain National Park
Weather, altitude, staying hydrated!
Guest Artists for IHCA
The planning team for IHCA/IHS56
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46min
December 01, 2023Holiday Bonus Episode: Allison DeMeulle and Johanna Lundy
Join me in the 2023 Holiday Bonus Episode for a chat with Allison DeMeulle, IHS Interim Executive Director, and Johanna Lundy, IHS Treasurer and member of the Advisory Council.
Episode Highlights
How the IHS works; overview of the past year
Allison’s transition to Interim Executive Director of the IHS
What does the IHS Treasurer do?
Overview of IHS programs (what do membership dues and other contributions help fund?)
Role of social media, Social Media Coordinator position
How can someone’s contributions help the IHS?
Revamping awards and scholarships programs
New website at hornsociety.org
Shout out to Dan Phillips!
Fellowship and community are important
Reaching out to horn players around the world
Benefits to joining the IHS, how to join, how to help support the IHS: https://www.hornsociety.org/donate
Student advisory council
Shout out to the Advisory Council!
Shout out to Mike Harcrow and the editors at Horn and More!
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26min
November 15, 2023Episode 41: Erika Loke
Our guest for Episode 41 is Musician 1st Class Erika Loke, a member of the United States Naval Academy Band and Editor of the Military Matters column in The Horn Call.
Episode Highlights
Graduate school at Wichita State, performing with the Wichita Symphony orchestra
Doctoral school at the University of Maryland, Auditioning for military bands
Naval Academy Band in Annapolis, Maryland
Band Excerpts to know: American Overture, John Williams
Moving across the country
Attending Kendall Betts Horn Camp with her father
Horn and Electronics album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=557_IZ2_oxQ&list=OLAK5uy_lSjVMkog_4c0mhjBkHOYR4DrpdGnkobUc
Shout out to the IHS Meir Rimon Commissioning Assistance Fund
The Ring Cycle, abridged for Wagner Tuba and Piano with offstage horn
More music for Wagner Tuba
Performing with the Lieurance Wind Quintet
Life in the Naval Academy Band
Balancing work and family life
Upcoming projects
Shout out to Brian KM and Nick Fife!
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1h 5min

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How many episodes does The Horn Call Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 87 episodes available.

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