The Horn Call Podcast

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The Horn Call Podcast episodes

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
44 min
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
48 min
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.
57 min
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
46 min
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!
26 min
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!
1 hr 5 min
October 15, 2023Episode 40: Caiti Beth McKinney
Join me in Episode 40 for a conversation with Caiti Beth McKinney, creator of the REPresent Project and Podcast!
Episode Highlights
On choosing the horn over violin and other instruments
Musical influences, horn and otherwise
Most interesting practice spaces
Shout outs! to Heather Test, Michelle Stebleton, Gina Gillie, Ashley Killam, Lin Foulk Baird, Ken Amis
On loving film music, studying with Richard Todd https://richardtoddmusic.podia.com/
REPresent project and podcast: https://www.caitibethmckinney.com/represent-the-podcast
Boulanger Initiative https://www.boulangerinitiative.org/
Diversify the Stand https://www.diversifythestand.org/
https://www.linfoulk.org/index.html
https://www.temresource.com/
Resources for performers and teachers
Upcoming events, performances, etc.
“There’s so much good music out there.”
47 min
September 15, 2023Episode 39: Shanyse Strickland
Our guest for Episode 39 is the multi-talented Shanyse Strickland!
Episode Highlights
Switching to the horn from flute
Auditioning for college on flute, horn, and euphonium!
Studying with Bill Slocum and Stacie Mickens at Youngstown State University.
Be a good musician first, and a good instrumentalist second
Early inspirations on the horn
Respect for Julius Watkins
“I just like challenging myself.”
Changing in undergrad from being a flute performance major to horn!
Shoutout to Stacie Mickens!
How a mouthpiece change was lifechanging.
Freelancing, performing on Broadway in New York
“Think outside of the box.”
“The industry wants somebody different.”
Getting started as a composer, first commission for Lantana Brass Trio’s album, Crossing Barriers: https://www.amazon.com/Crossing-Barriers-Bernofsky-Rodriguez-Strickland/dp/B0BNGHXRT9
Shoutout to Margaret McGillivray
Into the Spider-verse Tour with the Broadway Sinfonietta
48 min
August 15, 2023Episode 38: Leelanee Sterrett
We kick off Season 4 and Episode 38 of the Horn Call Podcast with Leelanee Sterrett, a member of the New York Philharmonic!
Episode Highlights
Musical influences, early experiences at Interlochen Arts Academy
Shout-out to Julie Schleif
Shout-out to Douglas Hill
Graduate study at Yale, studying with William Purvis
Preparing for competitions and auditions
Advice for music students today
Women Composers – repertoire in general
Practice/maintenance routine
Daily/Weekly schedule in the NY Phil
Involvement with the IHS
51 min
July 15, 2023Episode 37: Margaret McGillivray
My guest for Episode 37 is Dr. Margaret McGillivray!
Dr. McGillivray is on the faculty of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in the Washington, DC, an active freelance musician, and the organizer/initiator of the new solo collection LIFT: Solos for Horn by Black Composers, available from Cimarron Music Press.
Episode Highlights
Duke Ellington School of the Arts in the Washington, DC https://www.ellingtonschool.org/
Freelancing in the DMV (Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia) area.
Background on the project LIFT: Solos for Horn by Black Composers https://www.cimarronmusic.com/liftsolosforhornbyblackcomposers
Shout out to Joanna Ross Hersey
Tips for commissioning new works: “your network is bigger than you think…”
Shout out to Bryan Doughty of Cimarron Music Press
Next steps for the project: recording, presentation at IHS55, creating a non-profit
https://www.margaretmcgillivray.com/
38 min

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