Episode #4: Chris Castellanos and Sam Pilafian

In this episode, host Adam Wolf chats with the legend Dave Krehbiel to discuss his new book, his time with the Chicago Symphony, Detroit Symphony, and San Francisco Symphony. As well as his teaching, studying with Phil Farkas, and retirement.

This episode is sponsored by Lukas Horns, Houghton Horns, and Hampson Horns.

In this episode, host Adam Wolf chats with 2nd horn of the Jacksonville Symphony, Kate Caliendo. They discuss her career up to this point, her outlook on life and social media, as well as her philosophies on approaching the horn.

This episode is sponsored by Houghton Horns and Hampson Horns.

In this episode, host Adam Wolf talks with former associate principal horn of the SF Symphony Nikki Cash. They chat about her diagnosis of dystonia, and how her career and life shifted after realizing what was happening, then moving on from the horn.

This episode is sponsored by Lukas Horns, Hampson Horns, and Houghton Horns.

In this episode, host Adam Wolf chats with Randy Gardner and JG Miller about the beautiful harmony and similarities between our national past-time baseball, and our passion for the horn.

This episode is sponsored by Hampson Horns and Lukas Horns.

In this episode host Adam Wolf chats with Canadian Brass hornist Jeff Nelsen. He is also a horn professor at Indiana University, and has tons of things to talk about so we scratch the surface here with Fearless Performance, Training in Thirds, his life before being a horn celebrity, and his kids are awesome.

This episode is sponsored by Lukas Horns and Balu Musik.

Part two of a conversation with Lanette Compton, Jeb Wallace, and Johanna Lundy where we answer listener questions.

In this episode, host Adam Wolf is joined by Lanette Compton of Oklahoma State University, Jeb Wallace of Wichita State University, and Johanna Lundy of the University of Arizona. 

The four of them discuss the hurdle of teaching during a pandemic, their current lives as players, and their ideas going forward.

This episode is sponsored by Lukas Horns, Hampson Horns, and Balu Musik.

In this episode host Adam Wolf sits down with horn player, composer, arranger, teacher, Richard Bissill. 

They discuss his life up to this point, including the London Philharmonic, London Symphony, Guildhall School, London Horn Sound, Give it One, his compositions and growing up.

This monumental episode is sponsored by Lukas Horns, Balu Musik and Hampson Horns.

In this episode host Adam Wolf chats with legendary mute maker, mouthpiece maker, horn maker, mellophone maker, and smile maker Ion Balu. 

They discuss his career as a player, and how being one of the horn worlds busiest creators took over his life and cemented his name in our industry. 

This episode is sponsored by Lukas Horns, Hampson Horns, and Balu Musik.

In this episode host Adam Wolf ACTUALLY sits down with Julie Landsman, former Principal horn of the MET, current horn teacher at Julliard and newly appointed teacher at USC. They discuss many things including her teachers, her teachings, her nickname, her time at the MET, her students careers and the 8D.

I hope you enjoy!

This episode is sponsored by Lukas Horns, Hampson Horns, and Modacity.