Nick Brown
Nick Brown is a French Horn instructor and performer teaching at MacPhail’s Minneapolis, Live Online, and Apple Valley locations. He received his Undergraduate Performance Diploma (PDIP) from the Oberlin Conservatory and has previously taught as a faculty member at the University of St. Thomas in 2021-2022. In addition to teaching, Nick currently serves as the Principal Horn for the Mankato Symphony Orchestra since 2021 and as the Fourth Horn for the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra since 2023. Other notable performance appearances include the Minneapolis Pops Orchestra, Lansing Symphony Orchestra in Michigan, and with the Rochester New Music Ensemble. He has studied under the tutelage of Roland Pandolfi of the Oberlin Conservatory, Corbin Wagner of Michigan State University, and Herb Winslow, former associate principal horn of the Minnesota Orchestra.
“I try to meet each student where they are, and try to foster a fun, joyful relationship with music in addition to building technical proficiency. I like to take an ear-training centric approach with my beginning students, and for my more advanced students I like to build a well-rounded curriculum that is centered around standard orchestral and solo repertoire.”