FRANCIS MASSINON
horn, music theory

Francis Massinon is an Assistant Professor in Applied French Horn and freshman theory. He also directs the Horn Ensemble, teaches Music Appreciation, and has taught in the Heritage (Humanities) program. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education from Indiana State University, and a Master of Music degree in French Horn Performance from Indiana University. He is presently finishing a doctoral degree in Brass Pedagogy at Indiana University.

He has been a frequent guest recitalist, clinician, and adjudicator at a number of universities, high schools, and horn workshops. He has playing experiences with many orchestras in the Midwest and the Mid-South, and has most recently served as principal hornist with the Paducah (Kentucky) Symphony Orchestra and the Jackson (Tennessee) Symphony Orchestra. He has appeared as featured solist with the Austin Peay Brass Ensembles and Woodwind Ensembles.

Before joining the Austin Peay faculty in 1992, he taught Applied French Horn at Eastern Illinois University and Vincennes University. He has taught other music courses at the University of Northern Iowa and Indiana University, and has directed ensembles and taught music courses in the public schools, grades K-12, in Iowa and Indiana.

E-mail: MassinonF@apsu.edu
Phone: (931) 221-7770