UTSA Horn Studio

Horn Studio at UTSA
Peter J. Rubins
Horn Instructor
(210) 458-4354
pjrubins@earthlink.net

San Antonio is a great place to live and study. Not only is it an exciting city but it is less expensive. If you are interested in the arts, it might be advantageous to attend school where you can hear and work with an instructor who performs with a full-time Symphony, an Opera company, lots of theater and more!	Directions / Events Links Recordings with Peter Rubins 41st Annual International Horn Symposium June 2-7, 2009
San Antonio Visitor Bureau website http://www.visitsanantonio.com/index.aspx Audition info http://music.utsa.edu:16080/scholarships UTSA application http://www.utsa.edu/Admissions/
Mr. Rubins plays the Schumann Adagio (5 MB from the Adagio and Allegro Op.70)	See the commercial recordings of Mr. Rubins
Hear Mr. Rubins lead the offstage horns for Mahler Symphony No. 2 at the Vatican with the Pittsburgh Symphony. (Only Internet Explorer supported)

Directions/Maps to the UTSA Music Department:

When visiting the campus, go to the Arts Building where you will find the Music Department Recital Hall entrance on floor 2
The most convenient parking is from the south. Enter the campus from UTSA Blvd.

UTSA Music Department
Arts Building
One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249-1644

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Horn Ensemble Concert
November 10, 2004 UTSA Recital Hall

Pilgrims’ Chorus from “Tannhäuser” 1.6 MB MP3	Richard Wagner
Liberty Bell March	John Phillip Sousa
Titanic Fantasy 5.4 MB MP3	James Horner
Little Hunting Fantasy 2.2 MB MP3	Heinz Liebert
Horn Vibes	Verne Reynolds
Prelude and Fugue in A minor	Johann Sebastian Bach

higher res. ensemble photo

Horn Ensemble!

More photos of Mr. Rubins

Mr. Rubins performing with the UTSA Wind Ensemble at Lee High School, San Antonio

Links that may be very useful:
Accompaniment software & files
Ear Training
Embouchure
Library holdings
Listen to orchestral excerpts
Music Paper (free download and print)
Organizations
Purchase:

instruments & supplies
metronomes and tuners
mutes
music
orchestral parts
recordings

Repair
Recordings with Mr. Rubins
San Antonio area
UTSA links

Accompaniment software & files:

http://www.smartmusic.com : Interactive solo accompaniments and more.
http://www.hornmidi.com : Midi sound files of horn accompaniments. Backup site is http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/Choir/3731/horn.html

Ear Training:

http://www.good-ear.com : free web ear training
http://www.musictheory.net : free web ear training & theory
http://fastrabbitsoftware.com/eartraining.htm
http://www.risingsoftware.com/

Embouchure:

http://www.embouchures.com : Embouchure website

Library Holdings:

http://ucat.utsa.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First : UTSA library. Search for 'horn" and search by "LC Subject heading"
http://www.saplweb.sat.lib.tx.us/ : San Antonio Public Library
http://lib.utsa.edu/Catalogs/index.html : Other libraries

Listen to orchestral horn excerpts:

http://www.hornexcerpts.org : Horn repertoire excerpts. High speed connection suggested.

Music paper:

http://www.printablepaper.net/category/music (free download and print)

Organizations:

http://afm.org/ American Federation of Musicians (AFM)
http://www.musiciansofsa.com/ American Federation of Musicians (AFM- San Antonio local 23) Musician's Society of San Antonio
http://www.hornsociety.org International Horn Society
http://tmea.org/ Texas Music Educators Association

Purchase instruments and supplies:

http://www.hornplayer.net : Used horns.
http://www.dillonmusic.com : Equipment & supplies.
http://www.music123.com : Equipment & supplies.
http://phonebook.superpages.com/yellowpages/C-Musical+Instruments/S-TX/T-San+Antonio : Equipment & supplies.

Metronomes and tuners: (These items are changing rapidly and range from the simple/complex to standalone/software-based)
You will just have to search around for what you need. Music stores carry the traditional standalone units. Downloadable apps for computers and iphones are getting very useful. Here are a few.

Metronome (standalone) - Dr. Beat (very sophisticated capabilities)
Metronome (standalone) - The Body Beat (standalone- vibrating units)
Tuner (iphone app) - Cleartune- Choromatic Tuner (iphone app.- download through itunes)
Metronome and Tuner (computer software) - www.smartmusic.com (also includes accompaniment software)

Purchase professional quality mutes:

Straight mutes
- http://www.ionbalu.com Balu
- Lewis (sold direct and through various sources including Osmun)
- Rittich (sold direct from Eugene Rittich)
Stopping mutes
- Alexander (sold through various sources including www.osmun.com)
- Tom Crown (sold through various sources including www.musiciansfriend.com)

Purchase music:

http://www.southernmusic.com : San Antonio business.
http://www.rbcmusic.com : San Antonio business.
http://www.rkingmusic.com : best selection of brass music. Online catalog.
http://www.sheetmusicplus.com :
http://www.cdsheetmusic.com/ :
- Purchase music (orchestral parts):
- http://www.hornplanet.com/store/thompson.asp : Complete parts for all auditions.
- http://www.orchmusiclibrary.com : Orchestral parts on CD’s.
- http://www.lucksmusic.net/ :
- http://www.kalmus-music.com :
- http://www.schirmer.com/ :

Purchase recordings:

Recordings with Mr. Rubins (discography):

Orchestras/Ensemble: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Composer: Verdi, Alan Fletcher, Strauss Works: Overture to La forza del destino, Clarinet Concerto, Ein Heldenleben Conductor: Manfred Honeck Performers: Clarinet- Michael Rusinek Label: Exton (Octavia Records) Audio SACD (May 2008) ASIN: B001EY6NXE+
Live Broadcast/DVD Recording from the Vatican Orchestra/Ensemble: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Ankara State Polyphonic Choir, Krakow Philharmonic Choir, London Philharmonic Choir, members of Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh Composer: Gustav Mahler, John Harbison Works: Symphony no. 2 (Mahler), Abraham (Harbison) Conductor: Gilbert Levine Label: http://www.papal-concert-of-reconciliation.com/ DVD and webcast (January 17, 2004) (Mr. Rubins led the offstage horn players)
Orchestras/Ensemble: San Antonio Symphony Composer: Tiomkin, Copland, Revueltas, R.X. Rodriguez Works: Alamo, Salon Mexico, Noche de los Mayas, Piñata Conductor: Christopher Wilkins Label: Alamo Classics Catalog: #CD 001 Audio CD (September 1997)	Orchestras/Ensemble: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Composer: Ottorino Respighi Works: Pines Of Rome, The Fountains Of Rome, Roman Festivals Conductor: Lorin Maazel Label: Sony Classical Catalog: #66843 Audio CD (November 5, 1996) ASIN: B000002AY6
Orchestras/Ensemble: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Composer: Benjamin Lees, Leonardo Balada, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Works: Horn Concerto, Oboe Concerto, Bassoon Concerto Conductor: Lorin Maazel Performers: Caballero, William (French Horn), De Almeida, Cynthia Koledo (Oboe), Goeres, Nancy (Bassoon) Label: New World Records Catalog: #80503 Audio CD (October 15, 1996) ASIN: B0000030JN	Orchestras/Ensemble: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Composer: Richard Wagner Works: "Tannhäuser Without Words" Conductor: Lorin Maazel Label: Sony Classical Catalog: #SK 47178 Audio CD (September 24, 1991) ASIN: B0000027IJ
Orchestras/Ensemble: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Composer: Richard Wagner Works: "Die Walkure", Act 1 Conductor: Lorin Maazel Performers: Dunn, Susan (Soprano), Konig, Klaus (Tenor), Meven, Peter (Bass) Label: Telarc Catalog: #CD 80258 Audio CD (September 24, 2002), Recorded October 1-2, 1990 ISBN: 9786302025699	In addition Mr. Rubins has performed on countless radio broadcasts with the Pittsburgh and San Antonio Symphonies. He has also recorded with the Boulder Brass and Hemisphere Brass Quintet

Repair:

Ask colleagues and teachers for local shop recommendations
Call ahead to schedule a repair. For minor repairs request "while you wait service".
Not all shops are reputable. Determine in advance if possible what needs to be done by speaking with teachers.
For major repairs on professional grade instruments, consider shipping the instrument to shops who work primarily on professional instruments.
www.napbirt.org: Repair professionals organization

San Antonio and area:

http://www.visitsanantonio.com/index.aspx Extensive visitors website

UTSA (Univ. of Texas at San Antonio) links:

http://music.utsa.edu/Faculty/prubins : UTSA Horn Faculty Bio.
http://music.utsa.edu/horn : UTSA Horn Studio Webpage.
http://music.utsa.edu : UTSA Music Department Home Page.