After beginning a collaboration with Holton and moving to Indiana University, he sold his share of the business to Schilke, and helped design a collection of mouthpieces for Holton.įarkas was a co-founder of the International Horn Society (IHS) and received an honorary doctorate from Eastern Michigan University in 1978. through which they produced and marketed horn mouthpieces. In 1947 he and trumpeter Renold Schilke co-founded a business called Music Products, Inc. Farkas spent his entire life experimenting with horn and mouthpiece design. Having published The Art of French Horn Playing, a fixture in nearly every horn player's library, Farkas had built a phenomenal reputation as a teacher.Īmong his noted accomplishments was the design of the Farkas Model horn and mouthpiece. He spent his summers playing in the Aspen Festival Orchestra. This is a great book for anybody interested in horn playing, from non-playing enthusiasts to professionals Written by Philip Farkas himself, it gives valuable information concerning practice, playing technique, mechanics, performance etiquette, general pointers, and much more. During his years at IU, Farkas played with the American Woodwind Quintet. He taught horn at the Kansas City Conservatory, Cleveland Institute, DePaul University, Roosevelt University, Northwestern University, and at Indiana University. He went on to play first horn with the Cleveland Orchestra (1941-1945), the Boston Symphony Orchestra (1945-1946), Cleveland Orchestra (1946-1947), and back to Chicago (1948-1960).
In 1936, he became first horn in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, where he earned the distinction of being the youngest member of the orchestra. He began private lessons with the renowned Louis Dufrasne, and joined the Chicago Civic Orchestra.įarkas became first horn player in the Kansas City Philharmonic in 1933. In 1930, he played in the band and orchestra at Calumet High School, and was a member of the All-Chicago High School Orchestra. He began studying horn under the tutelage of Earl Stricker.
FARKAS THE ART OF FRENCH HORN PLAYING PROFESSIONAL
By 13, his father rented a Schmidt horn and Farkas quickly declared that he wanted to be a professional horn player. At age twelve, he joined a Boy Scout troop and became a bugler.
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