Arkansas State Horn Studio

Welcome to our new Professor of Horn, Evan Mino! 🤩✨📯🐺⬆️

We are excited to announce our new Instructor of Horn, Evan Mino! He comes to us from Arkansas Tech University and will begin in August. Welcome to the A-State Music family Evan and 🐺⬆️❤️!

Biography:
A native of Fort Smith, AR, Evan Mino comes to A-State from Arkansas Tech University, having served as the horn instructor there for the past 9 years, as well as the horn instructor at UA - Fort Smith from 2014 to 2022. His graduates from both schools have gone on to either join the workforce immediately as music educators, or continue on to pursue graduate degrees in performance at major schools across the country, very often with assistantships.
Evan is highly active and sought after as an orchestral musician, beginning his career as the Assistant Principal Horn of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra from 2010 to 2012 and maintaining a busy performance schedule to this day. He holds positions with the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, Fort Smith Symphony, and Texarkana Symphony Orchestra, and is frequently asked to play with other orchestras throughout the region. He also performs regularly as a recitalist and chamber musician.
He is also an accomplished keyboardist, serving as the organist/pianist at his church in Fort Smith. He has taught piano privately for many years as well as teaching Class Piano for both UA - Fort Smith and ATU, where he often accompanied his own horn students on recitals. He is looking forward to doing the same at A-State.
Evan holds a Bachelor’s degree from UA - Fort Smith, a Master’s degree from Southern Methodist University, and is nearing completion of his DMA at the University of Memphis. His primary teachers include Gregory Hustis, Eric Ruske, and Dale Clevenger, among many others. Music festival appearances include the Boston University Tanglewood Institute, Kent Blossom Music Festival, and the Round Top Music Festival.

Congratulations on the academic achievements of these A-State Horn Studio members!

We love our Sound of the Natural State mellos!! 😍🎺

Congratulations to graduate Molly Boroughs, BS Environmental Science and Music Minor! 👩🏻‍🎓 🐺 ❤️

Congratulations to graduate Victoria Beckett, BME Instrumental Music Education! 👩🏻‍🎓 🐺 ❤️

Swipe to watch her grow up!

Brier Tyson, Freshman
Bachelor of Instrumental Music Education

Hometown: Atkins, AR

Hobbies: Video Games 🎮👾

Why Horn? I was forced to play horn by my band director 😐

Wind Ensemble Concert
4/24/25

Congratulations to this section on their last performance of the semester, and the last performance for three seniors: Dustie, Molly, and Landon.

Those are some big shoes to fill for next year and these musicians will be dearly missed. Special thank you to Dr. Balla for his mentorship and musicianship in this incredible ensemble.

Let’s goooooo Jimmy!

You took the plunge on a graduate recital program that was packed with musical variety and technical demand. A program this complex isn’t possible to pull off without immense individual preparation. Your performance demonstrated professionalism and artistry.

Thank you for sharing your contagious enthusiasm for music and showing the studio what it means to put in the work! We are ready for your next recital!

EDIT: We spoke too soon!!

Come celebrate Spring with the A-State Brass studios in the Fine Arts Band Room!!

Music 🎶✅

Nature 🌳✅

Showers 🌦️❌

Ice Cream 🍦✅

Come join us!

Nicholas Bratten, Freshman
Bachelor of Instrumental Music Education

🎤 Jonesboro Chorale

Hometown: Jonesboro, AR

Hobbies: Spending time with friends and family (a.k.a. Socializing 🗣️)

Why Horn? I play the horn because the role it plays in music and the beautiful sound.

Congratulations Concert Band (not pictured) and Symphonic Band Horns! You have all grown so much this year both as individuals and as a section!

Thanks you to directors Dr. Allegra Fisher and Dr. Andrew Bohn for their mentorship in these ensembles this year. It has been a pleasure welcoming you both to our Redwolf Pack and we are already looking forward to next year! A-State Bands

M is for Musicianship, Memes, and Masters Recital. Come and listen to Jimmy play his first graduate recital with a great lineup of repertoire!