The instrument that is now called the “French Horn” has a long history of evolving not so much from musical instruments but from the hunting horns used in medieval times to communicate over long ...

Editor’s note: The Capital City Weekly is running Q&As with Meghan Johnson and Bill Paulick ahead of Juneau Symphony’s fall concert, “Sizzling Strings.” The concert — as you’ll see in Paulick’s Q&A — ...

If you’ve seen a Hollywood movie in the past 30 years, chances are excellent that you’ve heard the majestic horn playing of James Thatcher. As one of the industry’s busiest French horn musicians, ...

In a curious piece in today’s New York Times “Arts” section, classical-music writer Allan Kozinn defends himself from charges that he is a French-horn hater — a “cornophobe” — by hating on ...

Alexis Carrier heard "The Final Battle Cry" in her mind before the University of Montana sophomore listened to it in a recital hall. Carrier, a composition major, got goose bumps when she heard the ...

Compare for yourself. Here's what the finale of Brahms' Horn Trio sounds like on the natural (valveless) horn. John Zirbel, principal horn player for the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, recently joined ...

Her cat has to go to the vet, she has car problems, and the washing machine just conked out. Apparently, the world sometimes cares less if Meredith Brown plays the French horn or the French pastry. “I ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Listen to music that shows off the golden, mellow sunshine of “the cello of the brass section.” In the past we’ve chosen the five minutes or so we ...