Frank Merritt
Applied Horn
Music Appreciation
Brass Instrument Methods

Frank Merritt, of Statesville, has attended Michigan State and Western Michigan University. He has been a member of many symphony and ballet orchestras and has studied with Roy Schaberg, Neil Sanders, Barry Tuckwell, and Ifor James. Currently, Mr. Merritt is principal hornist in the Western Piedmont Symphony and also plays with the Charlotte Philharmonic and Salisbury Symphony. He also is an adjunct horn instructor at Lenoir-Rhyne University and works part-time as an auto parts consultant for Autozone.

Listen to Prof. Merritt's arrangement of What a Friend We have in Jesus performed by the Unifour Brass Ensemble.

Listen (1.7MB MP3) to Prof. Merritt with the Unifour Brass Ensemble in Daniel Kiser's arrangement of J.S. Bach's Aria from Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen.

Listen (3.59 MB MP3) to Prof. Merritt as a soloist with the Unifour Brass Ensemble in Daniel Kiser's arrangement of W.A. Mozart's Rondo from Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-flat Major.

Listen (2.53MB MP3) to Prof. Merritt as the second horn soloist with the Unifour Brass Ensemble in Daniel Kiser's arrangement of Haydn's Allegro (mvt 1) from Concerto in E-flat Major for 2 Horns.

Listen (3.25MB MP3) to Prof. Merritt as the second horn soloist with the Unifour Brass Ensemble in Daniel Kiser's arrangement of Haydn's Romance (mvt 1) from Concerto in E-flat Major for 2 Horns.