A reflection written by Layne Anspach, fourth hornist with THSO The movement from summer to fall creates new beginnings in a variety of ways: the end of summer vacation and start of school; the cooling of temperatures and change of the leaves; the reemergence of pumpkin spice everything; and my favorite, the autumn fishing “bite.” It is especially amazing because it is the return to one of my passions in life – orchestral music. For most orchestral musicians – the summer is