 Professor of Music (Horn) at Fresno State College from 1947 to 1987, James Winter served as Editor of The Horn Call (1972-76), Advisory Council member (1972-76 and 1980-86), and President of the International Horn Society (1983-86). He was principal horn of the Fresno Philharmonic from 1954-87 and assistant conductor of that ensemble from 1980. He was also principal horn and soloist of Music from Bear Valley (1970-82), and a guest artist and lecturer at several international horn workshops.
In addition to his Suite for a Quartet of Young Horns and Canon for Two Horns, he wrote numerous periodical articles and an important pedagogical text: The Brass Instruments (Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1964, 2nd edition 1968).
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