Hello!
My name is Phillip Mallender and I have been playing the Horn for 20 years now. I started back in elementary school and haven't looked back since. After high school, I went to Central Michigan University where I earned my Bachelor of Music in Horn Performance while studying under Dr. Bruce Bonnell. While I was at CMU, I performed with the Symphony Band, Wind Symphony, Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, Marching Band, Horn Choir, and a Horn Quartet. I then went to Western Illinois University where I studied under Dr. Randall Faust and earned my Masters in Horn Performance. While at WIU I performed with the Wind Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, Brass Ensemble, and Horn Ensemble. I also played with several local organizations while at WIU including the Quincy Symphony Orchestra, Monmouth Civic Orchestra, Quincy Community Theatre, and the Knox-Galesburg Symphony. I also have solo experience and have put on a junior recital, senior recital, two graduate recitals, and I performed the Hindemith Horn Sonata with the WIU Symphony Orchestra as a Concerto Competition winner as well as participate in many horn studio recitals during my college career. I am now living in the Metro Detroit Area where I have been teaching private lessons, teaching Horn sectionals to local schools, and performing in several local orchestras including the Macomb Symphony Orchestra, Rochester Symphony Orchestra, Warren Symphony Orchestra, Livonia Symphony Orchestra, and Oakland Symphony Orchestra. I am willing and happy to teach all levels of musicians and I hope you consider me if you are interested.