Episode #43: Alex Henton

Hello and welcome back to the Dominic Brancazio Podcast where we talk about all things classical music! In today’s episode we’re joined by my friend Alex Henton. Alex is a freelance horn player living in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was principal horn of the Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra in Japan   from 2014 to 2017, was appointed Principal Horn of the Sichuan Symphony Orchestra in China in 2018, and in 2022 became a Sphinx Fellowship recipient. In this episode we go over Alex’s background, talk about the importance of giving students a positive experience in school, talk about Alex’s experience playing in Japan and China, discuss having a full-time job while performing music, and how Alex got involved with the Sphinx Organization.

If you would like to learn more about Alex, please check out the links in the description below. If you would like to support the podcast, please see the details in the  description below as well. I had a really good time catching up with Alex in this episode. He is a wonderful friend of mine and I am very happy to get the chance to share all of these stories with you all. Thank you for listening and please enjoy the show!

To learn more about Alex:

-https://www.alexanderhenton.com/

-https://www.instagram.com/ahentofhorn/

To learn more about the Sphinx Organization:

https://www.sphinxmusic.org