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Horn Opera Project Revamps Website For Better User Experience

January 9, 2021 Jeremy Smith 1898 Views Ericka Tyner Grodrian, french horn, Horn Opera Project, opera

Hornist Ericka Tyner Grodrian, Associate Professor of Music at Valparaiso University, started building an online resource of horn opera excerpts as an extension of her doctoral dissertation Horn Opera Excerpts: A Suggested Addition to Current American Pedagogy.

Since then, this project has accumulated a wealth of resources for any hornist needing to “learn the rep.” From clean-looking excerpts to short audio clips plus an archive of repertoire lists from past opera auditions, Horn Opera Project allows fellow hornists to easily navigate the website on any device.

Many composers in this project include Beethoven, Bellini, Bizet, Handel, Humperdinck, Mozart, Puccini, Rossini, Strauss, Verdi, Wagner, and Weber. Be sure to follow the project’s development on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook.

Click this link to visit the Horn Opera Project.

Jeremy Smith

Jeremy E. Smith is the Founder and Editor of Last Row Music. He received music degrees from Grace College, Carnegie Mellon University, and The Ohio State University. Currently, Jeremy is the bass trombonist of the Mansfield Symphony Orchestra, the Huntington Symphony Orchestra, and performs throughout Ohio, where he lives with his wife and two sons. Smith is a member of the International Trombone Association and the Jazz Journalists Association.