I caught up with Richard Della Ratta recently, which reminded me of one of the most amusing columns I ever wrote. It was a piece about his early days as a lawyer. Since the column appeared more than a ...

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 ...

The French horn. It’s the heart and soul of any symphony orchestra, and writing for it always brought out the best in Mozart, Brahms, Richard Strauss and so many other great composers. But don’t let ...

Absarokee — French horn solo: Kathryn Huether. Jazz band: AHS Jazz Band. Piano solo: Cort Ratliff. Violin solo: Kathryn Huether. Vocal duet: Hannah & Will. Vocal ensemble: AHS Girl's Choir, AHS Girl's ...

French horn players are notorious for being the naughty boys and girls of the orchestra, and why not? A horn player takes so much grief from this supremely treacherous instrument that the prospect of ...

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 ...