Brian Holmes, Horn

Brian Holmes, horn Brian Holmes was born in Washington D. C. He graduated from Punahou School in Honolulu, received a Bachelor’s degree from Pomona College, and earned a Ph.D. in experimental low temperature physics from Boston University.

Brian joined the Physics Department of San José State University in 1983. He has often neglected his students to play in the San José Symphony and Opera San José. He is co-principal horn of the Peninsula Symphony, and a member of the San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra.

Active as a composer, Brian usually writes for chorus or solo voice, with numerous performances, awards, commissions, broadcasts, and publications to his credit. He is also a nationally recognized expert on the physics of brass musical instruments, giving many invited talks all over the country.

Brian joined the Menlo Brass Quintet in 2006.

Email: bholmes@horncabbage.com

Discography and Publications:

Compositions with Horn:
Higgins is Gone	(Donald Justice) high voice, violin, horn, and piano	Thompson Edition
So We’ll Go No More A Roving	(Byron) treble chorus, flute, horn, and piano	Roger Dean Music Publishing
Pie Jesu	(Emily Dickinson) treble chorus and horn	Santa Barbara Music Publishing
Tyrley, Tyrlow	Chorus and brass quintet	William Thorpe Music Publishing
Chesterton’s Carol	Chorus and brass quintet	William Thorpe Music Publishing
Performance and arrangements:
The Christmas Revels Wassail, Wassail! Christmas Day in the Morning Sing We Now of Christmas	Produced by Revels Incorporated
Compositions:
Tales of the Cultural Revolution	The Cambridge Symphonic Brass Quintet	Crystal Records
Now is the Time
Amherst Requiem
CDs issued by:
The Stanford Chamber Chorale Cantilena – A Women’s Chorus The Peninsula Women’s Chorus Santa Barbara Music Publishing Heartland Chorus St. Louis Children’s Chorus The Choral Project San Francisco Girls Chorus

Equipment:

Schmid double horn

Paxman Cor d’Orchestre natural horn

Dan Hallock, trumpets
Jay Shuler, trumpets
Brian Holmes, horn
Randall Chase, trombone
Joel White, tuba