John Ericson, Horn

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John Ericson is Associate Professor of horn at Arizona State University and serves on the Advisory Council of the International Horn Society. He previously served as Website Editor for The IHS Online and was Artist Faculty for seven seasons at the Brevard Music Center in North Carolina.

His two solo CDs have received critical acclaim: The Horn Call hailed Les Adeiux, released in 2003, for "Fantastic playing.... The level of musicality, nuance and artistry is not to be missed;" Canto, released in 2005, was reviewed in The Horn Call as a "Terrific collaboration between horn and piano." Both were released on the Summit label. Ericson has made recordings with The Potsdam Brass Quintet, The Nashville Symphony, and other ensembles, including performing on the Grammy Award nominated Fourth World of Native American flutist R. Carlos Nakai.

Ericson has performed and presented sessions at five international horn symposiums and numerous regional events. Author of over 25 articles and four recent books, Ericson is an authority on the history of the early valved horn. He received the Harold Meek Memorial Award from the IHS for his article "Crooks and the 19th-Century Horn." One of the most visible hornists online today, excerpts from his publications and teaching materials may be found in his website, Horn Articles Online, and much more may be found in Horn Matters.

Besides performing as Principal Horn in the Brevard Music Center Orchestra, he was third hornist of the Nashville Symphony for six seasons, has performed with the Indianapolis Symphony, the Phoenix Symphony, and the Rochester Philharmonic, and was active in the recording studios in Nashville. Prior to joining the faculty at ASU he taught at the Crane School of Music (SUNY Potsdam), Tunghai University in Taiwan, Western Kentucky University, and the Bay View Music Festival.

A native of Emporia, Kansas, Ericson earned his Doctorate in brass pedagogy from Indiana University, Master's degree and Performers Certificate from the Eastman School of Music, and Bachelor's degree in performance from Emporia State University. Ericson resides in Tempe, Arizona with his wife and two children, and is also active in his church and his hobbies.