1. Started playing horn at what age: 12
2. First private teacher? Alison Woodruff
3. Favorite Composer? [Richard] Strauss
4. Favorite piece? Currently “Meditation” from Thaïs
5. Most memorable concert? My last concert played in Carnegie with the Met!
6. Most embarrassing moment on stage? Getting the giggles with Julie Landsman
7. If you could not play the horn, what other instrument would you choose? Cello
8. Favorite excerpt? Fidelio (Ludwig van Beethoven)
9. Least favorite excerpt? Wozzek (Alban Berg)
10. Mountains or Beach? Beach
11. Cats or Dogs? Dogs
12. F horn or C horn? F horn
13. Treble or Bass clef? Treble
14. Would you rather play Ravel’s Piano Concerto or Shostakovich 5? Shosty 5 – low horn part
15. Beer or wine? Beer
16. On the leg or off the leg? On
17. Kopprasch or Kling? Kopprasch
18. Would you rather be stranded on a desert island with a saxophone or trumpet player? Trumpet player
19. Favorite movie score? Anything by John Williams
20. “Stars and Stripes” or “Washington Post”? Stars and Stripes
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