![]() Lemen had to email the ensemble staff member back, saying, "I don't know what you put in your email to students auditioning for ensembles, but I am getting all kinds of emails from students, not just horn students, about audition repertoire. A staff member sent out a notice for all horn-playing students to contact Lemen with their questions regarding the University of Minnesota's ensemble placement auditions. Non-musicians wrinkle their foreheads and say, "Oh, really, you study horn performance? What kind of horn do you play? English horn? French horn? Trumpet? Trombone?"Ĭaroline Lemen, adjunct professor of horn at the University of Minnesota School of Music, recalled a memorable exchange that took place between her and an ensemble library staff member years ago. My experience when explaining my college degree program to non-musicians usually ends in them staring at me, looking confused. ![]() Hot-button topic: Is it the French horn, or is it just the horn?
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