Star Wars Theme - BSO French Horns

Getting excited about the new Star Wars movie? Some of our men are...

Yesterday, four musicians from the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra gifted us with a beautiful concert of Christmas music on French horns. As they announced their finale, several men called out from the audience, requesting the Star Wars theme... and they performed it on the fly as an encore!

Thanks to Jeannie Getz, David Smith, Shona Goldberg-Leopold, and Ken Bell: talented musicians with a good sense of humor.

[marissamaldonado]

As a French horn player, I can say that this must have been very difficult. Learning the French horn is very hard and to keep the pitch like that takes effort.

[madisonwelty]

As a horn player I can say that must have been very hard to play because the French Horn is by far one of the most difficult brass instrument to play job plus the mouth peice is tiny so you need so laser thin air so good job

[chewey]

I play the French horn and it’s nearly impossible but this is *real* talent.

[noscopegaming]

look I am in band and everyone else think you barley need any air to play but they don't know the first of it

[wyattwahlgren]

I've got to say that these people are good at the horn, but I was hoping on a full arrangement for french horns, with backgrounds and everything.

[acanofcarrots]

I want to play like this one day, I'm in middle school and I've only been play for one and a half years. But I have a goal for going to collage for my F Horn. I'm very proud in my work, I'm the only person in my band who plays the F Horn, and my director is very happy with my efforts. I'm teaching my brother and his friend how to play, and I'm very proud to help them out, I know I can be trusted. If we have playing tests from book to memory, I nail them all. I'm the best player in the band, it's hard to keep a role like that. Especially if you can't get certain partials. The horn is very hard, it's the hardest instrument in my band, we have wonderful trumpet players. Yet none give it a go for the horn. I'm a little upset about that, I started in middle of 6th grade and my brother isn't even in middle of the year and the band director is already checking things over with him to see if he can join the band with his horn.

[natalieperson]

I love the french horn its my all time favorite

[lebluescout]

i play horn too it is hard

Edit 2020 i no longer play horn 😂

[gloriagarcia-heckman]

This interpretation was amazing! I am still feeling goose bumps.

[jagorganics]

My favorite French Horn, John Williams piece. Hands down is Jurassic Park. It makes me choke up to this day

[madeleinenesbit]

Thank you so much for trying them!! :3

[tungstenwhizard]

The midrange of the horn is literally melted caramel to the ear. The high notes, too 😍

[trashmaeveplayer]

Eek! This is so cool! I just got promoted to 8th grade band from the 7th and im playing the french horn!

[ChristopherFraser]

Great job guys! It would probably be better if you did more of the background/filling parts, though. Keep it up!

[philschopshop]

When I resigned I had some play the French horn in the airplane hanger.

[acetraineraster]

And this is why French horn is the best brass instrument <3

[phuongchung]

My name is Anikin and I love star wars thank you for this video!

[tactical_ghost]

I chose French horn for middle school and my band director is gonna teach me this

[ChanticoChulo]

Yasss amazing love it. Just ordered a french horn.

[acewalkergames]

WOW THAT IS SOOOO GOOD PERFECT AMAZING