James Sommerville is a Canadian orchestral hornist and conductor. Jennifer Montone is an American French hornist. Vincent Chancey is an American jazz hornist. James Thatcher is an American hornist. Clevenger married Alice Anne Render of Louisville, Kentucky, also a skilled hornist. Jaffe's grandfather was a french hornist in the Russian Imperial Army. Tracy Leonard was the original hornist, followed by Lisa Aplikowski, Peter Reit, and Chris Komer. A musician who plays a horn is known as a horn player or hornist. In 1996, Sven Helbig and hornist Markus Rindt founded the Dresden Symphony Orchestra. The term "hand-stopping" involves the hornist inserting his/her hand into the bell of the instrument. Hornist Daniel Grabois came to the ensemble in 1989, following a string of horn players.