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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 horn world. Disclaimer: The views, information, or opinions expressed during this series are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of the International Horn Society.
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Episode 62: Richard Todd
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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

7 days ago
Summer 2025 Bonus Episode 4
7 days ago
7 days ago
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.

Monday Jun 02, 2025
Summer 2025 Bonus Episode 3
Monday Jun 02, 2025
Monday Jun 02, 2025
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.

Monday May 26, 2025
Summer 2025 Bonus Episode 2
Monday May 26, 2025
Monday May 26, 2025
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.

Monday May 19, 2025
Summer 2025 Bonus Episode 1
Monday May 19, 2025
Monday May 19, 2025
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.

Thursday May 15, 2025
Episode 61: Vidhurinda Samaraweera
Thursday May 15, 2025
Thursday May 15, 2025
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

Tuesday Apr 15, 2025
Episode 60: Steven Juliani
Tuesday Apr 15, 2025
Tuesday Apr 15, 2025
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."

Tuesday Apr 01, 2025
Episode 59: Gabriel Radford
Tuesday Apr 01, 2025
Tuesday Apr 01, 2025
Join us in Episode 59 for a conversation with Gabriel Radford, Third Horn of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Co-founder of The Embouchure Project.
Episode Highlights
- Studying with Fred Rizner at the University of Toronto and Danny Katzen in Boston
- Thoughts on playing third horn in the Toronto Symphony Orchestra: “listen to the soloists”
- Coping with injury and article in January 2025 issue of The Horn Call
- “Every case of embouchure syndrome is unique.”
- “If there’s a problem, you’re going to know it.”
- “If you can feel it you can fix it.”
- Horn Teaching
- The Embouchure Project: https://www.theembouchureproject.org/
- Resources for dealing with injury recovery

Saturday Mar 15, 2025
Episode 58: Lisa Bontrager
Saturday Mar 15, 2025
Saturday Mar 15, 2025
Our guest for Episode 58 is the fabulous Lisa Bontrager, Emeritus Professor of Horn at Pennsylvania State University, and a member of the IHS Advisory Council and the Brass Band of Battle Creek, among many other engagements!
Episode Highlights
- Musical Inspirations
- Teaching philosophy, other pedagogical ideas
- Studying with Louis Stout at the University of Michigan
- Advice for new or aspiring professional musicians and/or college teachers
- Brass band, brass quintet
- Chamber Music
- Brass Band of Battle Creek, tenor horn
- Millenium Brass
- MirrorImage Duo
- Importance of the IHS, serving in the Advisory Council

Saturday Mar 01, 2025
Episode 57: Christoph Eß
Saturday Mar 01, 2025
Saturday Mar 01, 2025
Our guest for Episode 57 is the amazing Christoph Eß, Principal Horn of the Bamberg Symphony and the IHS Country Representative for Germany.
Episode Highlights
- Current playing and teaching activities
- Important influences on horn playing
- Auditioning for orchestral positions in Germany
- New Strauss Recording
- German Horn Sound Quartet
- YouTube Channel and publications (warmups and others) https://www.germanhornsound.de/product-page/hornbasics-and-daily-warm-ups
- International Horn Society, Activities as Country Representative for Germany
- christophess.de
- germanhornsound.de