Episode 66: Christopher Brigham

About this episode

Episode 66 features horn player and educator Christopher Brigham discussing his career and experiences in music.

Our guest for Episode 66 is Christopher Brigham! Chris is an American horn player and educator who is currently living in Cologne, Germany, with an active freelance career and private teaching studio. He is the author of "Olga’s Last Call: The Horns of Auschwitz" in the April 2025 issue of The Horn Call. Episode Highlights Early studies with Mike Harcrow, Karen Houghton Studying at West Texas A&M University, then Hartt School (David Wakefield) Studying in Germany (Essen, Detmold) Recovering from focal dystonia Auditions in Germany Switching to an Alexander 103 horn Klaus Fehr Horns: https://fehr-frenchhorns.com/ Teaching/Freelancing in Germany https://www.muvac.com Article in The Horn Call, Olga’s Last Call: The Horns of Auschwitz Conducting an enthusiast horn ensemble at IHS symposia

People in this episode

Guest: Christopher Brigham

Topics covered

• horn playing
• music education
• freelance career
• focal dystonia
• horn ensembles
• auditions

Keywords

• horn player
• music educator
• freelance musician
• focal dystonia
• horn ensembles
• Germany
• The Horn Call

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: West Texas A&M University, Hartt School, IHS, The Horn Call, Klaus Fehr Horns, muvac

Products: Alexander 103 horn

Books & works: Olga’s Last Call: The Horns of Auschwitz

Places: Germany, Cologne

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