ironlips Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Ambassadorhorn, Yes, I believe so, but check wth Chris. I gave him my only copy. Regarding the tuba, Farkas relates that the streetcar conductor banned that instrument for taking up too much room to and from school, so he switched to the Horn. Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidp Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 (edited) Ambassadorhorn,Yes, I believe so, but check wth Chris. I gave him my only copy. Regarding the tuba, Farkas relates that the streetcar conductor banned that instrument for taking up too much room to and from school, so he switched to the Horn. Frank <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I can back that story up. I saw him at the old Music Mart in Smyrna, GA, about 23 years ago at a horn clinic (myself and the other horn player in our college orchestra were allowed to "play hooky" from rehearsal that night to go up and see Mr. Farkas), and he told us about why he started on the horn. I thought that story was absolutely hilarious, and I could relate to it. I could just see myself as a sixth grader, having just joined band, trying to lug a tuba onto the bus. I vaguely remember him saying that he asked the driver what he could take on the streetcar (or bus, whichever it was), and the driver pointed to a kid with a french horn. I'm exceedingly glad that it was a french horn that was featured in Roger Whittaker's "The Last Farewell" that sparked my interest in the horn, rather than a tuba feature (plus, it would have sounded really strange :) ). Edited September 16, 2005 by davidp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldsmith1210 Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 Where's Katherine The Great????? hehehehehehehehehe <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thats Burrrrrrrrrrrrrrrtastic!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironlips Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 In the pre-mello era there were some outstanding French Horn sections. St. Kevin's of Dorchester, MA had one of the finest, heard to great advantage on the '64 Dream recording . The first notes of the show were a gliss to unison high A (with high mark time, no less). Some excellent FH (bugle) soloists: Hy Dreitzer - Skyliners Pepe Notaro - Skyliners John Sasso - Queensmen, Sunrisers Buzzy Bergdoll - St. Kevin's Steve Buglino - Floyd-Bennett Golden Eagles, Sunrisers Scott Tiret - Blue Devils Chris Nalls - Renegades Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skek64 Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 In the pre-mello era there were some outstanding French Horn sections. St. Kevin's of Dorchester, MA had one of the finest, heard to great advantage on the '64 Dream recording . The first notes of the show were a gliss to unison high A (with high mark time, no less).Some excellent FH (bugle) soloists: Hy Dreitzer - Skyliners Pepe Notaro - Skyliners John Sasso - Queensmen, Sunrisers Buzzy Bergdoll - St. Kevin's Steve Buglino - Floyd-Bennett Golden Eagles, Sunrisers Scott Tiret - Blue Devils Chris Nalls - Renegades <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thank you, my son... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleHighEZ Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 In the pre-mello era there were some outstanding French Horn sections. St. Kevin's of Dorchester, MA had one of the finest, heard to great advantage on the '64 Dream recording . The first notes of the show were a gliss to unison high A (with high mark time, no less).Some excellent FH (bugle) soloists: Hy Dreitzer - Skyliners Pepe Notaro - Skyliners John Sasso - Queensmen, Sunrisers Buzzy Bergdoll - St. Kevin's Steve Buglino - Floyd-Bennett Golden Eagles, Sunrisers Scott Tiret - Blue Devils Chris Nalls - Renegades <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'll add : 1975? Argonauts(Chris, help me out) and '80s Madison Scouts Ice Castles. Two great solos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomnoise Posted September 16, 2005 Author Share Posted September 16, 2005 Wow - what an honor to be on that list! Well, if "Tic-Tic" Tiret is on there... Yes - it was '75 Argonauts - that guy was off the hook. Also - 1978 SCV - Randy Turner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russellrks Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 80' Ice Castles (Through the Eyes of Love) solo was performed by Ray Peery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSGMUSIC Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 What a great discussion about French Horns! As primarily a midrange player, I was very interested. I got the opportunity to play French Horn with Sky in 1982 and 1983. Hy Dreitzer brought them back after an absence, and they truly made a difference in the midrange and entire corps sound. I have often used the French Horn in arranging, and was happy that when I worked with corps in England like Conquest Alliance (1986 - 1990) and Anchormen (1991 - 1995), that both of these corps did still use the French Horn. Conquest Alliance used FH during their Championships seasons and for another couple of years - we had some very talented French Horn players. Anchormen had French Horn players for awhile, and when I arranged their Robin Hood show in 1994 I asked them to bring some back to help get that sound. How funny it was when DCUK Finals were held in Nottingham, or all places! In any event, I digress. I think that the use of French Horns has a lot to do with the music being written and the arranger, and the sound that a corps wants to create. Of course, availability of French Horn players or horn players who are willing to switch over, is important. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran Haring Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 The guy from the General Butler Vagabonds, mid-to-late 1970's.... Pat Cavanaugh was his name, I think.... was a multiple winner of the French horn category at the DCI I&E show back then. Great player! In more recent years (decades?), Danny Fitzpatrick (Yankee Rebels, Buccaneers, U.S. Marine D&B Corps, others) has been a kick-### French horn player. He won the DCA I&E French horn category several years ago playing Bill Waltrous' "Fourth-Floor Walkup"... which is an INSANE piece of music. And didn't Madison Scouts march an all-French horn midrange section in 1975... no mellophones? Fran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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