Bruce Lawson can be remembered for bringing some music into the world through his meticulous work of shrinking and expanding brass and applying his engineering background to create different designs.

According to Tom Lord's Jazz Discography, the French horn in jazz dates back to 1921. By the 1930s, the instrument was popping up on recordings by Bing Crosby and Woody Herman. In the 1940s, Artie ...

If you’ve seen a Hollywood movie in the past 30 years, chances are excellent that you’ve heard the majestic horn playing of James Thatcher. As one of the industry’s busiest French horn musicians, ...

In 2010, Kristi Crago was in California helping her younger sister go through chemotherapy. While she was there, her French horn was stolen. Kristi thought she'd never see the instrument again. But, ...

Every orchestral instrument has its Everest to climb, and for the French horn, it’s Robert Schumann’s beautiful but brutal “Konzertstuck,” a concerto for four horns and orchestra. This Saturday’s ...

One of the many cool things about the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s Mozart Festival, which runs through Feb. 5, is the opportunity it offers orchestra members to shine in the solo spotlight. So often ...

Brothers Robert and David Perlick-Molinari of the French Horn Rebellion. Haley Ballard Forget stroking the guitar or hitting the drums. If you want to pick up chicks — or guys — start blowing on the ...

Thanks to a social media post and the help of strangers, a Grosse Pointe Park woman will be reunited with a beloved French horn worth $20,000 that was stolen from her in California six years ago.

It’s set to be a brassy affair. Juneau Community Bands will return to live, in-person music with their Horns A-Plenty concert on Sunday following a pandemic-induced break on indoor performances. “This ...

Chamber Music on the Fox is spotlighting the French horn in its first concert of the year, featuring works by Beethoven and Brahms. Known for its lush and lyrical tone, the horn will be an integral ...

Editor’s note: Each Sunday, The Herald-Mail runs “A Life Remembered.” Each story in this continuing series takes a look back — through the eyes of family, friends, co-workers and others — at a member ...