Introducing “20 on 20”, our new segment airing on the 20th of each month, we’ll post 20 questions that were answered by musician friends of the shop! January 2018 features the fabulous Jennifer Montone, Principal Horn of The Philadelphia Orchestra! Age started playing horn? 10 First private teacher? A really sweet high school student Favorite composer? Mahler Favorite piece? Hmm… can’t choose! Most memorable concert? My trial week concert with Philly at Carnegie: Mahler Das Lied [von Der Erde] Most embarrassing moment on stage? A memory slip on Schumann Adagio and Allegro, oof!! If you could not play the horn, what other instrument would you choose? Oboe Favorite excerpt? Brahms 3 Least favorite excerpt? Shostakovich 5 high solo Mountains or Beach? Beach… Cats or Dogs? Cats F horn or C horn? F horn Treble clef or Bass clef? Treble Would you rather play Ravel’s Piano Concerto OR Shostakovich 5? Ravel Beer or wine? Wine On the leg or off the leg? On Kopprasch or Kling? Kling Would you rather be stranded on a desert island with a saxophone or trumpet player? Ha, funny question! I guess trumpet? Favorite movie score? Anything by John Williams “Stars and Stripes” or “Washington Post”? Stars and Stripes!