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Darin Sorley - horn builder

Growing up in Indianapolis, a horn by the great builder Carl Geyer of Chicago was always around.  I marveled at how they sounded and played when I got the chance to try a teacher’s horn.  Eventually, I bought my first Geyer which was originally made for David Krehbiel c.1959.  I later sold the horn back to Krehbiel in 1999 and then bought my second Geyer from Dr. Jack Dressler in 2001.  My second Geyer horn was made for Philip Farkas in 1933 and used in the Chicago Symphony for many years.


In the summer of 2000, I was fortunate to learn the basics of horn building through the great natural horn builder Richard Seraphinoff of Bloomington, Indiana. That summer, I built a natural horn with crooks and not only took home a useable instrument, but also an experience that would last a lifetime.

I slowly acquired the tools needed and moved to a house with a larger work area to begin doing repairs on trumpets and horns. With the purchase of my second Geyer in 2001, I decided it was time to build a double horn.

I completed the first horn in August 2004 and have recently completed my 22nd horn.

In addition to horn building and repairing, I am an active horn player in and around the Indianapolis, Indiana area. Groups with whom I have performed include the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra and Fort Wayne Philharmonic. I currently serve as principal horn of the Richmond (IN) Symphony Orchestra (www.richmondsymphony.org) and formerly was Conductor of the Indianapolis Chamber Winds.  I have degrees from Butler University (BME), The Cleveland Institute of Music (MM in horn performance) and have completed coursework for the DM in Brass Pedagogy from Indiana University. My teachers have included: Philip Farkas, Michael Hatfield, Richard Seraphinoff (natural horn), Richard Solis and Jerry Montgomery.

 


What's New! 

Introducing the Sorley Horn - a custom, hand-crafted French horn based on a 1933 Geyer design.

Visit my booth at the 2011 International Horn Society Symposium in San Francisco

June 20-25, 2011

STOP BY FOR A FREE POSTER!!!

All horns now include my newly designed valves made by Meinlschmidt with lubrication channels on each valve for better maintenance and longer lasting valves.

 

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