Martin W. Layman is a freelance hornist in the Northeastern Ohio area. After studying extensively with current Cleveland Orchestra hornist Alan DeMattia throughout elementary and high school, Martin won the 1982 Louis Lane Scholarship Competition in Akron, Ohio. Martin subsequently attended the Cleveland Institute of Music in 1982 and continued studies with then Cleveland Orchestra principal hornist Richard Solis. He performed as principal horn with professional ensembles including the Ohio Chamber Orchestra, and the Ohio Light Opera Orchestra. After a fifteen-year hiatus from playing, Martin has more recently appeared with the Youngstown Symphony and is currently the principal hornist of the Heights Chamber Orchestra in Shaker Heights, Ohio.

Check out the artist's website:
http://www.glickdental.com

Track List:
1. E. Bernstein--The Magnificent Seven
2. Hubler Concerto for Four Horns in F--Mvt. I Allegro maestoso
3. Hubler (cont'd)--Mvt. II Adagio quasi andante
4. Hubler (cont'd)-Mvt. III Allegro vivace
5. Ravel--Pavane for a Dead Princess
6. Nicolai--from Six Duets for Two Horns--Allegro
7. Nicolai (cont'd)--Rondo allegretto
8. Williams--Theme from Schindler's List
9. Tchaikowsky--Pizzicato Ostinato from Sym. No. 4
10. J. David--You are the New Day
11. G. Vass--Four Cappricios for Solo Horn in F-Mvt. I Horn Call
12. Vass (cont'd) Mvt II Capriccio Ritmico
13. Vass (cont'd) Mvt III Siliciana Lamentoso
14. Vass (cont'd) Mvt IV Capriccio Precipitoso
15. A. Menken--A Whole New World
16. Kopprasch--from Eight Duets for Two Horns--Allegro vivace

Suggested CDs:

• Canadian Brass
• Manhattan Brass Quintet
• Westwind Brass

Other Genres:

• CLASSICAL: Traditional
• EASY LISTENING: Musicals/Broadway
• SOLO INSTRUMENTAL