Photo by www.CavittProductions.com September 10, 2017 performance "Celebrating Horn Ensembles" Prize-winning composers plus current and retired Minnesota Orchestra hornists in the first row; Artistic Director Herb Winslow in the fourth row far left 40 TCHC members who played this concert! To share, learn, mentor, create, discuss, and enjoy the art of horn playing while creating community through music. Our Objectives
Our Leadership Team
Our History In those early years, members included musicians from the Minneapolis Symphony (now Minnesota Orchestra), Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and freelancers, including Bob Elworthy, Bruce Rardin, Frank Winsor, Eugene Wade, Dave Kamminga, Bill Melby, Paul Binstock, Elaine Davis, Marv McCoy, Karen McCoy, Curt Blake, Leslie Blake and Chuck Kavalovski. In the 1980’s Charles McDonald expanded the membership to include more musicians from community ensembles. Frequent guests included Chris Leuba and John Barrows, with Barry Tuckwell, Phil Myers and Frøydis Ree Wekre stopping by occasionally. (Photo: Minneapolis Symphony all-Geyer section (l-r): Rob Wirth, Chris Leuba, Paul Binstock, Bob Elworthy, Bruce Rardin) Today, the TCHC has almost 400 member musicians, from high school students to professionals, and a vast printed music library of over 450 titles! (Photo by Joel Larson) |