Robert Lee Watt, the first black French horn player to join a major U.S. symphony, spent 37 years with the LA Philharmonic. He faced a lot of resistance along the way, as his new memoir recounts.

However, French horns might not be an image that comes to mind. But Janice Rothman of Vaughan is hoping to draw a link between the Jewish holiday and the instrument. Listen to "Celebrating ...

A study of French horn players discovered significant hearing loss — a fact well know to musicians who sneak ear plugs onstage ...