Articles - Houghton Horns

Mutes are used to create different sounds on the horn. Straight mutes create a more distant, far-away sound.  Stop mutes create a brassier, edgier sound. Composers use different words to...

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September’s 20 on 20 features Jaclyn Rainey, Associate Principal Horn with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Jaclyn studied at the Eastman School of Music and New England Conservatory. She previously held...

The dynamite second hornist of the Pittsburg Symphony Orchestra kindly shared his time with us. 1. Started playing horn at age:  Eleven. 2. First private teacher?  Rosamund Sanders Robbert (then...

Mark Houghton Mark Houghton has been a member of the internationally acclaimed Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra since 2014. Previously he held principal horn posts in the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra, the Phoenix Symphony and the...

Mark Houghton Mark Houghton has been a member of the internationally acclaimed Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra since 2014. Previously he held principal horn posts in the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra, the Phoenix Symphony and the...

A native Texan, Michelle Baker is recently retired as Second Horn of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Before joining the Met Orchestra in 1990, she was a member of the New Jersey...

The new Houghton Horns H4 mouthpiece underpart was created for players desiring an open, colorful sound. The cup is a shallow version of the original 1960s block letter Farkas mouthpiece....

1. Started playing horn at what age: 11 2. First private teacher? David Mills (now head band director at UCONN), and Mark Belcik (now Associate Dean at U Oklahoma City...

It’s time for March’s 20 questions on the 20th! Here’s the fearless Jeff Nelsen! Started playing horn at age: 12, then quit 16-19 First private teacher? David Hoyt – Hn...