Early Years: Benjamin Horne

Early Years: A DreamScape Blueprint of Benjamin Horne's Rise of his amazing career in Music as interviewed by Nicholas B. Haffter Von Heide on December 14, 2023 for the Living History Series!

Second in Living History Series - Early Years: Benjamin Horne
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Early Years: Benjamin Horne - https://farmfordreams.com/dreamscapes/f/early-years-benjamin-horne
Video Interview:
Early Years: Benjamin Horne - https://youtu.be/NWcG6TneHvY

About Benjamin Horne

Currently:
Brass Instructor, Sacramento Mandarins Drum and Bugle Corps
Composer-in-Residence & Member, Sequence Euphonium Quartet
Pursuing Doctorate in Wind Conducting, Michigan State University
Pursuing Master's in Musical Composition, Michigan State University

Benjamin Horne (b.1995) is a conductor, composer/arranger, and low brass performer. He is currently a Doctoral Wind Conducting and Master’s Music Composition student at Michigan State University. He previously earned a Master’s degree at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University in Euphonium Performance and earned his Bachelor’s at the Schwob School of Music at Columbus State University (GA) with degrees in Music Education, Music Performance, and a Certificate in Music Composition. Horne studied composition with Dr. James Ogburn, Dr. Don Freund, and Dr. Sky Macklay. His works and arrangements span various styles. Horne’s works and arrangements have received many honors and have been performed around the world including at the Latzsch Trombone Festival in Germany, as well as performances at other events such as the International Tuba and Euphonium Conference, the International Trombone Festival, the Midwest Clinic International Band, Orchestra and Music Conference, the International Trumpet Guild Conference, the International Horn Society Symposium, and many state education conferences. Mr. Horne has collaborated on works with several renowned classical artists such as Demondrae Thurman and Charles Vernon. Horne's primary instrument is the euphonium, having studied with Dr. Adam Frey, Dr. Martin Cochran, Andrew Miller, Dr. Ian McCollum, Bernard Flythe, and Dr. Demondrae Thurman. Horne is a past winner of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference Solo Artist Competition. He has also been a finalist in the Southeast Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference Solo Artist Competition and the International Euphonium Tuba Festival Solo Artist Division. Horne was a member of the Columbus State University Trombone Choir under the direction of Dr. Bradley Palmer. He was among the ensemble members on the Choir’s 2017 CD, Full Tilt. Horne was a member of the Teal Sound and Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps including the latter’s 2016 Drum Corps International World Championship corps. He currently performs as a member of the Sequence Euphonium Quartet where he is also composer-in-residence. Mr. Horne's conducting mentors include Dr. Kevin Sedatole, Dr. Rodney Dorsey, Dr. Jason Nam, Dr. Jamie Nix, and Paul Hostetter. He has worked with various ensembles as a guest conductor and educator including the Georgia Brass Band as well as several school ensembles and honor bands. Mr. Horne served as a middle and high school assistant band director at Holcomb Bridge Middle School and Centennial High School in Roswell, Georgia where he also led the jazz program. He has also worked as an instructor and clinician across the United States teaching sectionals, private lessons, masterclasses, and marching band at all levels from beginners to university students. He is currently a brass instructor for the Sacramento Mandarins Drum and Bugle Corps.

The Beginnings: A DreamScape Blueprint of Benjamin Horne's Rise of his amazing career in Music as interviewed by Nicholas B. Haffter Von Heide on October 23, 2023 for the Living History Series!
First in Living History Series - The Beginnings: Benjamin Horne
Dreamscape Blueprint Blog Post:
The Beginnings: Benjamin Horne - https://farmfordreams.com/dreamscapes/f/the-beginnings-benjamin-horne
Video Interview:
The Beginnings: Benjamin Horne - https://youtu.be/i9gorLYJsLk

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