James Thatcher (interview) || CORNO - Brass Music Festival 2019

“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, Thatcher has done soundtrack work on thousands of titles.” Los Angeles Times
A recipient of the NARAS (Grammy)”Most Valuable Player” Award, Thatcher began his career playing in the orchestras of the Utah Symphony, Phoenix Symphony and Los Angeles Philharmonic. As a soloist, principal horn and guest principal, Mr. Thatcher has played with the following: London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic, Cincinatti Symphony, Bolshoi Ballet, American Ballet Theater, Royal Danish Ballet, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Music Center Opera and Opera Pacifica, to name a few. Thatcher has also performed as solo horn on thousands of movies for composers John Williams, James Horner, Jerry Goldsmith, James Newton Howard, Alan Silvestri, Danny Elfman, Hans Zimmer, Randy Newman and many others. His solo horn work also includes Barbra Streisand, Frank Sinatra, Kenny Rogers, Dave Grusin, Harry Connick Jr. and Mel Torme.
Thatcher currently travels the world, teaching and playing principal horn in festivals with members of the New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra and Chicago Symphony.
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CORNO - Music Brass Festival is an unique event comprising master classes, chamber music concerts, lectures, exhibitions of instruments, individual and group lessons, tuition for both professional as well as hobby musicians, number of events opened for the audience, which will take place in diverse venues of the cities of Zielona Góra. The Festival will feature outstanding and world renowned musicians, wide and diversified audience and shall be the promotion of the beautiful city of Zielona Góra.
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