Episode 16: French Horn with Kelli Reynolds
Love What You Love
English - September 01, 2020 11:00 - 33 minutes - 13.5 MBHobbies Leisure Society & Culture Documentary Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Kelli Reynolds has a BA in music and a master’s in French horn performance, and has been performing for almost 20 years. She’s absolutely passionate about music - playing it, listening to it, and getting kids excited about it. In this conversation recorded back in June, we talk about her French horn origin story, the origin story of the French horn itself, performing during COVID, arts education, and so much more.
So find out why Kelli loves the French horn - and why you might learn to love it, too.
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Pieces included in the episode:
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 2 (opening solo by Kelli)
Richard Strauss - Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat (performed by Kelli herself)
Mozart - Horn Concerto No. 3 in E flat, K. 447
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Links of interest:
Dvorak Symphony No.9 “From the New World”
Live Oak Music Festival a three-day folk, world, blues, bluegrass, jazz (and more!) festival
Mozart Horn Quintet in E flat K407
Craig Russell’s Rhapsody for Horn and Orchestra with Richard Todd on horn and the San Luis Obispo Symphony, conducted by Michael Nowak ("Wistful Musing" movement)
Sarah Willis and the Havana Horns play “Barber of Brazil"
Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker Scene 8
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Kelli’s favorite charities:
“Your local elementary school’s parent and teacher club, which often funds art and music programs. Also, many high schools have funds/clubs for music education support to buy instruments or uniforms or provide touring opportunities for students.
“Your nearby symphony orchestra. Many have funds right now dedicated to preserving their future programs, and are offering online performances as well! Most usually have music education outreach— you can’t go wrong supporting these organizations.
“Bay Area Orchestras: https://www.sfsymphony.org, https://www.symphonysiliconvalley.org, https://www.cambriansymphony.org. Central Coast orchestras: https://santacruzsymphony.org, https://www.slosymphony.org
“Your local NPR affiliate— most commercial radio stations have a single genre of music, so I prefer these stations for more trusted, fact-based news, and varied musical offerings.
“Food banks: https://www.feedingamerica.org, Civil Rights: https://www.naacp.org, https://www.aclu.org
“Other Action: Always vote in local elections as there are often bonds associated with preserving funds for education and/or question school boards about music education funding."
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A rotating list of my favorite nonprofits:
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Additional editing by Mindjam Media
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