Darryl Poulsen

Darryl Poulsen is the principal horn with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra. He is also Professor of Music and Director of Brass Studies at the School of Music at The University of Western Australia.

Darryl Poulsen has held principal horn positions in European and Australian orchestras and performed throughout Europe, North America, South America, Asia and Australia. As a soloist, he has toured nationally and internationally with the acclaimed Australian Chamber Orchestra, as well as occupying the position of principal horn in that orchestra for many years.

Darryl Poulsen has commissioned numerous new works for horn, had works written specially for him, and given numerous premiere performances.

As a player of historical natural horns, Darryl has performed and recorded as principal horn and soloist with The Joshua Rifken New York Bach Ensemble, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Anthony Halstead, Geoffrey Lancaster, Bart Van Oort, Cantus Cölln and the Syrius Ensemble Sydney.

His research into classical hand-horn playing has resulted in the publication of the first English translation of the Méthode de premier et de second cor by Heinrich Domnich, the most important primary source on the history of classical hand-horn playing.