Painting by my father, William Wechsler
Unlock Your Musical Potential:
French Horn and Piano Lessons
Discover the art of playing French horn and piano!
Learn from a seasoned musician with a background in performance and coaching.
Benjamin Wechsler
French Horn
Studied with Philip Farkas, Roland Pandolfi, & George Nadaf
Piano
Studied vocal accompanying with Margaret Simmons
Studio accompanist for students of Richard Best, William Warfield, Melanie Tomasz, Jeanine Wagner
Pipe Organ, Choir Director, Minister of Music
Served 19 congregations, 2 synagogues
Bachelor of Science in Music Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Master of Music Education
Indiana University at Bloomington
Master of Music in Opera & Musical Theater Accompanying
Souther Illinois University at Carbondale
Spaces available now in my French horn studio.
Looking for intermediate to advanced students in preparation for college study, or solo/orchestral performance.
Student repertoire/curriculum includes:
- Kopprasch Etudes
- Gallay Etudes
- Maxime Alphonse Etudes
- Mozart Horn Concerto Nos. 1-4
- Beethoven Sonata for Horn
- Strauss Horn Concertos 1 & 2
- Schumann Adagio & Allegro
- Horn excerpts from major orchestral repertoire
- Transposition
Unlock Your Musical Potential:
French Horn and Piano Instruction
Discover the art of playing French horn and piano!
Learn from a seasoned musician with a background in performance and coaching.
Benjamin Wechsler
French Horn
Studied with Philip Farkas, Roland Pandolfi, & George Nadaf
Piano
Studied vocal accompanying with Margaret Simmons
Studio accompanist for students of Richard Best, William Warfield, Melanie Tomasz, Jeanine Wagner
Pipe Organ, Choir Director, Minister of Music
Served 19 congregations, 2 synagogues
Education
Bachelor of Science in Music Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Master of Music Education
Indiana University at Bloomington
Master of Music in Opera & Musical Theater Accompanying
Souther Illinois University at Carbondale
Spaces available now in my French horn studio.
Looking for intermediate to advanced students in preparation for college study, or solo/orchestral performance.
Student repertoire/curriculum includes:
- Kopprasch Etudes
- Gallay Etudes
- Maxime Alphonse Etudes
- Mozart Horn Concerto Nos. 1-4
- Beethoven Sonata for Horn
- Strauss Horn Concertos 1 & 2
- Schumann Adagio & Allegro
- Horn excerpts from major orchestral repertoire
- Transposition
“Ben has been able to help my son improve his horn technique in a very short time. He has a gentle approach that manages to inspire excellence. We were so pleased that our son qualified to audition for All-State band this year.”
Wechsler Music Academy
Music Instruction • Performance Coaching
French Horn • Piano
“Ben has been able to help my son improve his horn technique in a very short time. He has a gentle approach that manages to inspire excellence. We were so pleased that our son qualified to audition for All-State band this year.”
Wechsler Music Academy
Music Instruction • Performance Coaching
French Horn • Piano
Spring 2025
The Orchestra of Life will be offered as be offered at Duke Integrative Medicine in the Spring of 2025!
Information coming soon!
Exciting Announcement!
The Orchestra of Life will be offered as a 6 week course at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Duke University in the Spring of 2025!
Sir Georg Solti and Margaret Hillis listen to Fidelio playbacks. Credit: http://csoarchives.wordpress.com
The Day I Met the Maestro Margaret Hillis
My idols growing up as a young hornist and pianist were Sir Georg Solti and Margaret Hillis. As leaders of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, they were the epitome of the ultimate potential of musicianship. Read how I finally met Margaret Hillis, and received the most wonderful gift from her.