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 ...

Four gleaming French horns arrayed against the Reading Symphony Orchestra made a visual and aural statement during Saturday night’s concert, led by music director Andrew Constantine, in the Santander ...

According to Tom Lord's Jazz Discography, the French horn in jazz dates back to 1921. By the 1930s, the instrument was popping up on recordings by Bing Crosby and Woody Herman. In the 1940s, Artie ...

Every orchestral instrument has its Everest to climb, and for the French horn, it’s Robert Schumann’s beautiful but brutal “Konzertstuck,” a concerto for four horns and orchestra. This Saturday’s ...

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 ...

When it comes to choosing an instrument, Spokane Symphony principal horn Katie Upton explained, the deciding factor is often the sound. As a child, Upton considered sticking with piano, her first ...

Robert Perlick-Molinari is using his French horn performance degree to make electronic dance music a little brassier. He enlisted his brother, David Perlick-Molinari, and hit the road in 2007 as ...

A Blackman Township native is one of nine Michigan college students recently selected to receive the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. Jaie Woodard, 22, attended Northwest High School before ...