Fun fact: The French horn is actually German.
It originated in Germany, but the French perfected it with the introduction of valves that actually transformed the brass instrument and opened up worlds of possibilities.
plays the French horn, mighty well we might add, and on Sunday, Aug. 15, she鈥檚 playing French music on her French horn.
The principal horn player opens the 2021 鈥榮 summer concert series with 鈥淟uminous,鈥 a program of music written by French and Belgian composers.
According to program notes, the concert 鈥渃elebrates composers with the ability to radiate light through sound.鈥 Several of those composers are women, including Jane Vignery, who composed the concert鈥檚 centerpiece, Sonata for Horn and Piano.
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Pianist Hsin-Chih Chang will accompany Lundy, who has been a regular on the St. Andrew鈥檚 Bach Society summer series for several years.
Also on the program: Paul Dukas鈥檚 demanding 1906 horn piece 鈥淰illanelle鈥; a pair of works by little played French composer Elsa Barraine including Fanfare for Horn and Piano; and French composer Denise Roger鈥檚 鈥淩茅cit.鈥
The recital begins at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 15, at Grace St. Paul鈥檚 Episcopal Church, 2331 E. Adams St. Tickets are $15, $10 for students at the door or online at
Coming up in the series: Monsoon Brass on Aug. 29; and violinist Steven Moeckel with Stephen Hartman on Sept. 12. For tickets and details, visit .