Second (Horn) To None

LPO's Beethoven and Mahler week was a success!  For me, it was some of the most fun I've ever had performing.  Sometimes when we, brass players, especially section players, specifically 2nd horn players have one single solo in a piece, we obsess over it and put so much pressure on ourselves for our one shining moment.  In Mahler, there are so many soaring lines, intricate patterns, and delicate solos (even for 2nd horn!) that you are forced to relax and enjoy it without becoming too wrapped up in making one line sound perfect.  You have so many opportunities to pour your passion out your bell that you can have more fun with it! And I certainly took advantage of that and had an amazing time on stage. LPO Horns and our Music Director, Carlos Miguel Prieto after Mahler's 5th Opening our season with such invigorating music really set the tone for the rest of our season.  This week we are jumping right into our 2nd Classics program of the year with one o...

Hello!  Welcome to my brand new blog!  I'm currently the second horn of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra.  This will be my second season with this amazing group of musicians and I couldn't be more grateful to be a part of it.  In order to get the most out of my musical experience and perform my best, I'm a strong believer in learning a ton about each piece before we play it.  No matter how well I *think* I know a piece, there is always something new to learn, recall, or even hear, that will make my experience and hopefully our audience's experience a little more special.  So I hope you enjoy my musings on life as a second horn player! Opening night 2018 playing Beethoven 9 (missing our fearless leader, Mollie!) Beethoven and Mahler are two of my desert island composers.  Of course it's a difficult choice, but if I had to choose a couple composers to listen to exclusively for the rest of my life, Mahler and Beethoven are making the cut. ...