The purpose of the Penn State French Horn Ensemble is to provide members of the horn studio a venue for performance opportunities, educational trips, hands-on skill building classes, and access to master classes and lectures regarding the instrument. It is comprised of music majors and talented hornists from outside the School of Music by audition. The group performs regularly at various on-campus events, and has been invited to perform at the Symposium of the International Horn Society on numerous occasions., The Penn State French Horn Ensemble has also performed at Mid-West Regional Horn Workshops as well as the Eastern Division Music Educators National Conference. The ensemble exposes students to a vast collection of repertoires encompassing original works and arrangements of romantic, baroque, classical, impressionist, and popular music.