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Alan Taplin
Alan Taplin has
been a member of the Toledo Symphony's horn section and brass quintet
since 1981. He has been an arranger for the Symphony since 1980. Alan
has performed with the Detroit Symphony, Louisville
Orchestra and the Des Moines Metro Opera. Very active as a
freelance/chamber musician in Ohio and Michigan, he has recorded
commercially in Detroit, Chicago and Toledo.
Mr. Taplin has a
Bachelor and Masters degree from the University of Michigan in horn
performance, with minors in brass instruments, music theory and music
history. He studied horn with Louis Stout and Harry Berv,
composition with Leslie Bassett and orchestration/arranging with James
Dapogny. He has served on the faculties of Olivet College (80-83),
Concordia College (83-91), Heidelberg College (91-99), Hillsdale College
(05-present), and the University of Toledo (99-present).
Alan Taplin lives in
Springfield Township with his wife Carrie (also a horn player-Michigan
Opera Theater), and his daughters Emily and Lily.
