My guest in Episode 36 is the amazing Jeff Scott, Associate Professor of Horn at Oberlin Conservatory, member of the IHS Advisory Council, and a Featured Artist at IHS55!
Episode Highlights
- Growing up in Queens, NY
- Shout out to horn teacher Carolyn Clark
- Importance of learning to play in multiple styles
- Musical inspirations, horn and otherwise
- Shout out to Valerie Coleman
- Composition process
- Teaching philosophy
- Deciding to leave Broadway work for full time chamber music
- Hearing the overture to Oberon for the first time, played by Jerome Ashby.
- How he got started composing, advice for new composers
- Collaborating with Margaret McGillivray on LIFT: Solos for Horn by Black Composers
- Current performing, recording, composition projects
- Upcoming IHS55 where he is a Featured Artist
