Hazel Dean Davis: Harvard • Juilliard • Brevard • Boston Symphony Orchestra • The Alphorn Project

Cormont 2026- Week 2

With Sean out of the country, the Alphorn Project team at Cormont Horn Camp—Sadie Glass, Stasia Siena, and Natalie Grana—sat down to recap Week Two of camp. They were joined by one adult camper and one high school camper, who shared thoughtful insights and firsthand alphorn experiences from the week. You won't want to miss this episode! We want to thank our sponsors ANNA and Alpensong

Cormont 2026 Week 1

Alphorns at Cormont Horn Camp!  Sean sat down with Stasia Siena to recap the first week of alphorn activities at Cormont Horn Camp, currently underway at Cardigan Mountain School in Canaan, New Hampshire. From classes, coaching sessions and rehearsals to the unique experience of playing in New Hampshire's beautiful landscape, Week One has been packed with learning, camaraderie and plenty of alphorn magic. Listen in for highlights from the camp and a look ahead to what’s coming next. Week Two of camp runs June 21–28. We want to thank our sponsors ANNA and Alpensong

James Downs

It’s been a while! 👋 But we are BACK with another Friday podcast episode! 🎙️✨ This week, Sean sits down with James Downs from the Sierra Alphorn Players to talk all things alphorn, music, and community. You won't want to miss this conversation! 🎧 Listen now https://www.alpensong.com/ https://www.alphornassociation.org/ #TheAlphornProject #Alphorn #SierraAlphornPlayers #PodcastFriday #NewEpisode #MusicPodcast  We want to thank our sponsors ANNA and Alpensong

Hazel Dean Davis: Harvard • Juilliard • Brevard • Boston Symphony Orchestra • The Alphorn Project

Hazel is a professional French horn artist and a founding member of The Alphorn Project. She is a faculty member at the Boston University School of Music and the Longy School of Music. Hazel spends her summers as a faculty artist and teacher at the Brevard Music Center in North Carolina and Cormont Horn Camp in New Hampshire; she also maintains a private horn studio in Arlington, MA. Originally from St. Paul, Minnesota, Hazel graduated from Harvard University in 2003 with a BA in Biological and Social Anthropology. At Harvard, she studied horn with James Sommerville and was highly active in the chamber and orchestral music scene, receiving both the David McCord Prize for Music and the Louis Sudler Top Senior Prize in the Arts. Hazel studied with Caroline Lemen and Kendall Betts in St. Paul, and with Julie Landsman at The Juilliard School, where she received a Graduate Performance Diploma in 2004. She spent two summers as a Tanglewood fellow, and she has also enjoyed summers performing at the Marlboro Chamber Music Festival, the Pacific Music Festival, and the Aspen Music Festival. RESOURCES & LINKS: Official Website: hazeldeandavis.com [https://www.hazeldeandavis.com/] YouTube Channel: Hazel Dean Davis on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4QVa9ftuhF71Q7oLlnuvfg] Faculty Profiles: Hazel Dean Davis | Boston University College of Fine Arts [https://www.bu.edu/cfa/] (or direct link) Hazel Dean Davis | Longy School of Music [https://longy.edu/] (or direct link) Hazel Dean Davis | Cormont Horn Camp [https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.cormonthorncamp.org/] (or direct link) We want to thank our sponsors ANNA and Alpensong

Dr. Molly Gebrian: Learn Faster, Perform Better, A Musician's Guide to the Neuroscience of Practicing

Dr. Molly Gebrian is a professional violist with a background in neuroscience. She is the author of Learn Faster, Perform Better: A Musician’s Guide to the Neuroscience of Practicing. Holding degrees in both music and neuroscience from Oberlin College and Conservatory, New England Conservatory of Music, and Rice University, her area of expertise is applying the science of learning and memory to practicing and performing. Previously, Dr. Gebrian was the viola professor at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and the University of Arizona. After a decade of teaching viola at the collegiate level, she joined the faculty at New England Conservatory of Music in Fall 2024 as the inaugural Teaching Artistry Scholar-in-Residence to teach about the science of practicing.   https://www.mollygebrian.com/ https://www.mollygebrian.com/music-and-the-brain https://www.amazon.com/Learn-Faster-Perform-Better-Neuroscience/dp/0197680070/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1419D… https://www.youtube.com/@DrMollyGebrian https://youtu.be/uN9TsKNAPeU We want to thank our sponsors ANNA and Alpensong