Horn Thoughts

One of my passions is music, I play the french horn in a number of amateur ensembles. I've been contributing to a couple of horn mailing lists for several years. In that time, I've written reams of advice and comment, and I think it is about time I tried to put it all together. So starting from today I'm going to put together some of my better pieces on this blog so that I can more easily refer to them and so you can comment on them.

Sunday, 29 August 2010

Summer concerts completed

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Well, the summer concerts have gone pretty well. I was a bit under-practiced for the St Barnabas Last Night of the Proms. I'd had a drea...
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Monday, 26 July 2010

Summer concerts

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Summer brings a change of pace from the usual round of orchestra concerts. I find myself taking part in more chamber music. This summer is n...
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Friday, 23 July 2010

Brent Symphony Orchestra

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Next season sees the centenary of the Brent Symphony Orchestra . In past times it used to be called the Willesden Symphony Orchestra, and be...
Tuesday, 13 July 2010

Parallels

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I've just seen the obituary for the former BBC commentator Robert Hudson . I have no memory of hearing him on the radio - he retired ove...
Friday, 9 July 2010

Growing up musical - 2

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My parents moved to Norfolk when I was 12, and within a couple of years they started the Brundall Music Club. This was quite an ambitious un...
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Wednesday, 7 July 2010

Growing up musical

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I've mentioned in a previous blog the inspiring conductors who have been an important part of my musical upbringing. But I haven...
Sunday, 23 May 2010

Playing in groups - chamber music

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When you play chamber music, you have to take much more responsibility than when you are in an orchestra or band. There are fewer players an...
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