Find out about our beloved project “Mozart y Mambo” and meet the members of the Havana Lyceum Orchestra during their tour of Austria & Germany 2022 in this very Cuban Horn Hangout. Conductor José Antonio Méndez Padrón, Saxophonist and composer Yuniet Lombida and pianist and composer Jorge Aragon talk about the project and the challenges of writing Cuban music for the French horn and we played a lot of live music…. More Mozart y Mambo infos and how to support the project here: https://sarah-willis.com/mozart-y-mambo
Category: Horn Hangout
Keeping the Horn Hangouts global, Sarah hooked up live with the International Horn Society’s 54th annual meeting held in Kingsville, Texas in August 2022. Special guests included the featured artists of the IHS 54: Radegundis Tavares, President of the IHS, Luiz Garcia, Anneke Scott, Ricardo Montesinhos, Matias Piñera, Marshall Sealy, Kristina Mascher-Turner, Kerry Turner, Chris Castellanos, & Pan Ye. August 5th 2022
Schumann, Symposium & Swag – The Morning-After Horn Hangout
The Seattle Symphony Horns join Sarah live on the Horn Hangouts the morning after their live-streamed Schumann Konzertstück as part of the Northwest Horn Symposium 2021, of which they were the hosts. This was a fabulous Hangout with trivia, twerking and t-shirt comparing and a great time was had by all.
Starring: Jenna Breen, Danielle Kuhlmann, Jeff Fair, Mark Robbins and John “JT” Turman
April 24th, 2021
Richard Bissill – Style, Staccato & Students
On this live Horn Hangout, Richard talks about his career, his composing and arrangement tips and he and Sarah go through the cadenza for his Song of a New World. Special appearances by London Brass, 4 of Richard´s former Guildhall students: Angela Barnes, Elspeth Dutch, Jo Hensel, Roger Montgomery and Chris Parkes and fellow Guildhall professor Roger Montgomery.
April 9th 2021
Cooking & Cor
Exactly one year to the day, Sarah & Stefan held what would become the first of 33 special Corona Horn Hangouts. For this “anniversary” Stefan cooked a special menu live on the Horn Hangouts and he and Sarah answered questions from the global live online audience. With special guest and kitchen helper Paula Ernesaks from the Karajan Academy in Berlin.
March 23rd, 2021
Members of London Brass join Sarah Willis for a live Christmas Horn Hangout complete with Christmas hats following their streamed Christmas concert which you can watch here: https://youtu.be/N0zdLAor4lE
Who is your London Brass Christmas hat winner?
Starring:
Andy Crowley
Gareth Small
Dan Newell
Richard Bissill
Oren Marshall
Lindsay Schilling
Dave Stewart
Sounds, Songs & Sacre – The Melodica Men as you have never experienced them before!
Joe Buono and Tristan Clarke talk to Sarah live on the Horn Hangouts about life as Melodica Men, their instruments, their favourite videos and their plans. They play live for the viewers and were photobombed by Tristan´s dogs. A fabulous Horn Hangout!
October 1st, 2020
Parades, Pomp and Presidents 23.09.2020
Members of the French horn sections from two of the greatest military bands in the world – The “President’s Own” United States Marine Band and the Band of the Coldstream Guards in London – come together here live on the Horn Hangouts to talk to Sarah Willis about their careers in the military, compare their jobs and remember special memories and events. A fantastic insight into being a musician in an army band.
Starring from The Presidents Own
Master Sergeant Hilary Harding (Principal Horn)
Gunnery Sergeant Douglas Quinzi
Staff Sergeant Cecilia Buettgen
Staff Sergeant Claire Ross
Starring from the Band of the Coldstream Guards
Colour Sergeant Nicholas Stones
Sergeant Michael Rimmer
Lance Sergeant Chris Shelton
Lance Corporal Kavel Alexander
Parades, Pomp and Presidents
Members of the French horn sections from two of the greatest military bands in the world – The “President’s Own” United States Marine Band and the Band of the Coldstream Guards in London – come together here live on the Horn Hangouts to talk to Sarah Willis about their careers in the military, compare their jobs and remember special memories and events. A fantastic insight into being a musician in an army band.
Starring from The Presidents Own
Master Sergeant Hilary Harding (Principal Horn)
Gunnery Sergeant Douglas Quinzi
Staff Sergeant Cecilia Buettgen
Staff Sergeant Claire Ross
Starring from the Band of the Coldstream Guards
Colour Sergeant Nicholas Stones
Sergeant Michael Rimmer
Lance Sergeant Chris Shelton
Lance Corporal Kavel Alexander
Just breathe! Dr Mark Almond, associate principal horn of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, gives us a fascinating insight into one of the most important aspects of horn playing: the lungs. Dr Mark Almond, MA BM BCh MRCP PhD, was a specialist lung doctor in London but also played with all the top orchestras because he was also such a great horn player. This makes for a fantastic combination of knowledge and we are so grateful that he shared it with us on this Horn Hangout all about Lungs. Thank you so much, dear Dr. Mark!
The Natural Horn Hangout starring Anneke Scott, Tony Halstead and Roger Montgomery. What a fascinating Hangout this was! We learned so much – about the instruments, the mouthpieces, how to care for a natural horn. If you missed this live, don’t miss it here in the archive! And don’t forget to order Annika´s book here