The Horn Call Podcast

Join me in Episode 65 for a conversation with the amazing Kristina Mascher-Turner! 

Episode Highlights

• Early inspirations, musical and otherwise
• Early training on the horn
• Attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison and studying with Douglas Hill
• “You have to fall in love with fundamentals.”
• Studying/Working/Living in Europe
• Advice for horn players looking to study/work abroad
• Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra
• Work with the American Horn Quartet (hornquartet.com), chamber music
• AHQ Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBz4drOokaM
• New teaching position in Ghent, Belgium: KASK & Conservatorium School of Arts in Ghent schoolofartsgent.be
• Favorite exercises for the horn, teaching philosophy, etc.

Our guest for Episode 64 is the amazing Ken Pope! Ken is the owner of Pope Horns and has been a member of the IHS Advisory Council.

Episode Highlights

• Early Musical Journey and Transition to Horn Repair
• Career in Instrument Repair and Sales
• Instrument Maintenance and Repair: The single most important maintenance tip for brass instruments is to oil the valves.
• Balancing Performance and Business
• Advice for Aspiring Repairers/Retailers
• Current State of the Business and Future
• The International Horn Society

Join us in Episode 63 for a conversation with the great Randy Gardner! A member of the IHS Advisory Council, Gardner is currently Artist-In-Residence at Temple University’s Boyer College of Music and Dance.  Following a distinguished tenure as Professor of Horn and Chair of the Winds, Brass, and Percussion Department at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM), he was awarded the title of Professor Emeritus. 

Episode Highlights

• Early career and inspirations, musical and otherwise
• Studying with Philip Farkas, Chris Leuba, Bill Adam
• Leuba, A Study of Musical Intonation
• 50 years of service with Philadelphia Orchestra
• Sitting next to Mason Jones in Philadelphia Orchestra *Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjfE0iWguwE&list=OLAK5uy_kiTaEimus2uI3DFtx5Sj69usbM8eEos5k&index=2
• Importance of visualization
• Teaching philosophy, advice for new professors/teachers
  • Natalie Douglass Grana, A Singing Approach to Horn Playing
  • Bruce Adolphe, The Mind’s Ear
  • “Would you study with you?”
  • “Blow a long tone through the horn.”
  • “Be a virtuoso person.”
• Books, other publications, etc.
• Legacy Horn Experience https://www.legacyhornexperience.com/
• Legacy Horn Experience mouthpiece
• Paul Basler, Four Hymn Tune Settings
• Kendall Betts Horn Camp
• Serving on the Advisory Council, importance of the HIS
• Modular Music Masterclasses: https://randygardnerhorn.com/
• https://randygardnerhorn.com/modular_music_masterclasses.htm

Our guest for Episode 62 is the one and only Richard Todd, a veteran of the Los Angeles recording studios, professor at the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami, and member of the IHS Advisory Council.

Episode Highlights

• Early Musical Exposure
• Early Influences and Mentors
• Transition from Orchestral to Studio Work
• Studying with Waldemar Linder
• Studying with Vince DeRosa
• Collaboration with Gunther Schuller
• Jazz Influences
• John Graas
• Entry into LA Studio Recording and Changes in the LA Studio Industry
• Teaching Philosophy
• https://www.richardtoddmusic.com/the-art-of-practicing
• Longevity in Horn Playing: "The one thing that will never let you down physically in your playing career... is your air. Your air never has a bad day."
• Collaboration with Hoyer Horns
• Involvement with the International Horn Society

Welcome to the fourth and final installment of our Summer 2025 series of short Bonus Episodes! At IHS40 (2008), hosted by Susan McCullough and Jesse McCormick at the Lamont School of Music in Denver, Colorado, Honorary Member Douglas Hill organized a series of four panel discussions, entitled "Pedagogical Pearls." The theme of this session was "Performance Needs; Specific Approaches." The presenters and topics are:

• Jeffrey Agrell: Ego and the horn player
• Jonathan Stoneman: Practice routines and his online survey.
• Douglas Lundeen: "Toward a Bel Canto Approach to the Horn"
• Bruno Schneider: European Conservatories
• Audience Q&A with Bruno Schneider, Douglas Lundeen, and Jeffrey Agrell

For more archived audio from past symposiums, visit Symposium Highlights on the IHS website.

Welcome to Part 3 of our Summer 2025 series of short Bonus Episodes! At IHS40 (2008), hosted by Susan McCullough and Jesse McCormick at the Lamont School of Music in Denver, Colorado, Honorary Member Douglas Hill organized a series of four panel discussions, entitled "Pedagogical Pearls." The theme of this third session was "Studio Concerns in Specific Situations." The first guest is Marian Hesse, speaking about "Assessment in the Horn Studio," followed by William Scharnberg, who discusses "Dealing With Failure." For more archived audio from past symposiums, visit Symposium Highlights on the IHS website.

Welcome to the second in our 2025 series of short Bonus Epsiodes! At IHS40 (2008), hosted by Susan McCullough and Jesse McCormick at the Lamont School of Music in Denver, Colorado, Honorary Member Douglas Hill organized a series of four panel discussions, entitled "Pedagogical Pearls." The first presenters are Douglas Hill and Lin Foulk. The handout referred to by Lin Foulk may be downloaded here. She discusses the book The Courage to Teach by Parker Palmer. Next, Patrick Hughes talks about the book Don't Shoot the Dog as it relates to teaching the horn. The episode closes with an excerpt from Catherine Roche-Wallace's lecture on Frames of Mind. The theory of multiple intelligences by Howard Gardner. For more archived audio from past symposiums, visit Symposium Highlights on the IHS website.

Welcome to the first in our 2025 series of short Bonus Epsiodes! At IHS40 (2008), hosted by Susan McCullough and Jesse McCormick at the Lamont School of Music in Denver, Colorado, Honorary Member Douglas Hill organized a series of four panel discussions, entitled "Pedagogical Pearls." This installment includes Professor Hill's introduction and excerpts from presentations by Jennifer Montone, Richard Chenoweth, and Douglas Hill. For more archived audio from past symposiums, visit Symposium Highlights on the IHS website.

Join us in Episode 61 for a conversation with Vidhurinda Samaraweera, IHS Country Representative for India and Sri Lanka, and a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of The Horn Call.

Episode Highlights

• Western Classical Music and Horn Playing in Sri Lanka
• Personal Journey into Horn Playing
• Challenges and Opportunities for Musicians in Sri Lanka
• A Team Horns Sri Lanka https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFfiaNHuyFY
• Orchestras in Sri Lanka
• Importance of Perseverance and Collaboration
• Involvement with the International Horn Society

In this episode, we sit down with composer, horn player, and music preparer Steven Juliani!

Episode Highlights

• Early Horn Studies
• Studies at Curtis Institute of Music
• Graduate studies at USC: studying with Vincent DeRosa
• Professional Playing in Los Angeles
• Transition to Music Copying
• Starting His Own Copying Business
• Law School (In His 40s)
• Practicing Law
• Return to Music and Composition
• Relationships with fellow musicians
• Recent Commission and Performance with Chicago Symphony Horn Section
• "I think my story is about being able to adapt and change gears and see new opportunities. And I I think that's an important skill to have for any musician."