Music on the Rocks

Mike McCoy, Larry Williams, a Tennessee Mule and a Disgusting Watermelon Lemonade Seltzer

This episode of MOTR I have the pleasure of the company of fellow Yamaha Horn Artists Mike McCoy (former hornist of Presidio Brass, studio musician and Faculty at San Diego State University and Point Loma Nazarene University) and Larry Williams (Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra, Lyric Brass Quintet and Adjunct Professor of Horn at Washington Adventist University).  Grab a cold one and join us as we talk about our hate / hate relationship with bell covers, reminisce on stories and antics of long running shows and what its like to be a horn player in the world of professional Brass Quintets!

Jeffrey Curnow, Kentucky Bourbon and a Bottom Shelf Martini

This episode of MOTR I am joined by the Associate Principal Trumpet of the Philadelphia Orchestra, Jeffrey Curnow!  Jeff is a former member of the Empire Brass, former principal trumpet of the Dallas Symphony and is currently on faculty at both the Curtis Institute and Temple University.  Jeff is also a weekly contributing cartoonist for NPR!Grab a cold one and join us as we talk about his love for cartooning, his touring days with Empire, the differences between playing in a chamber group and being Principal Trumpet of a ajor Symphony Orchestra and of course ... gin!  

Jose Sibaja, Pig's Nose Scotch and a Triple Shot of H2O

This episode I am very pleased to have one of my great friends and touring buddies, Jose Sibaja with me!  Jose is the Lead Trumpet player of the Boston Brass and Associate Professor of Trumpet for the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University.   Sit back and enjoy a cold beverage as we discuss recording from home, teaching and tough love, touring with Ricky Martin, the do's and don'ts of travel and relive great stories from the road!www.Josesibaja.com

Live from the North East Horn Workshop!

A special, post recital interview from the North East Horn Workshop with Elizabeth Freimuth (Principal Horn, Cincinnati Symphony and Pops) , Randy Gardner (Retired, 2nd Horn Philadelphia Orchestra for 22 years) and Jeff Scott (Imani Winds)!Grab your drink and don't miss this episode with these amazing hornists as we talk about their careers, failures and what they learned from them, how they chose their programming in a Covid era and much more!

Beth Lano, Gin & Tonic and Chai on the Rocks

It is such a pleasure to have one of the staples of the Las Vegas music scene, Beth Lano, on MOTR this episode!  Beth is Associate Principal Horn of the Las Vegas Philharmonic, has been the top call freelance hornist on the Las Vegas Strip since the 80's and is the Director of Marketing and Public Relations at the University of Nevada Las Vegas.  Grab a drink and join us in conversation as we talk about her career in music, her journey into PR and Marketing and a plethora of other interesting topics!