The Black Horn: The Story of Classical French Hornist Robert Lee Watt - Paperback

by Robert Lee Watt (Author)

Today, the number of African Americans who hold chairs in major American symphony orchestras are few and far between, and Watt is the first in many years to write about this uniquely exhilarating--and at times painful--experience.

Author Biography

Robert Lee Watt studied French horn at the New England Conservatory of Music with Harry Shapiro of the Boston Symphony. In 1970, he was hired by the Los Angeles Philharmonic as assistant first French horn under maestro Zubin Mehta.