packal1
03/18/08

Wintergreen Performing Arts Academy Student Horn Openings!!!
Student openings for horn!! The Wintergreen Summer Music Academy annually attracts outstanding undergraduate and graduate music students from major American music schools and conservatories. A select number of advanced high school students are also invited to participate each year. Academy students receive weekly private lessons, as well as numerous chamber music coachings during the course of the Festival. There are many performance opportunities, and master classes are an important part of the program. Enrollment is limited to 40 students. Tuition assistance is available!! Attractive housing is provided on the grounds of Wintergreen Resort!! Attend daily events, including performances by the Wintergreen Festival Orchestra, chamber music concerts, solo recitals and lectures. Students receive free tickets to all Festival performances. For complete details visit www.wintergreenperformingarts.org

admin
01/31/08

Richard Watkins featured in Dennis Brain Memorial Concert

This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Dennis Brain OP. During his tragically short life, Brain became probably the most sought-after horn player in the world. His recordings of concertos by Mozart, Strauss, and others, are still regarded by many as definitive, and he inspired works by many leading composers of the day, including Benjamin Britten, Hindemith, Poulenc, and Tippett. Immensely popular with musicians and the general public alike, Britten described him as an artist with "the unique combination of superb technical command of his instrument, great musicianship, a lively and intelligent interest in music of all sorts, and a fine performing temperament, coupled with charming personality."

To celebrate the life of this remarkable musician, a concert will take place in the Wathen Hall, St Paul’s School, on Sunday 9th March 2008. The concert will be led by Richard Watkins OP, one of the most distinguished horn players in Europe and holder of the Dennis Brain Chair of Horn Playing at the Royal Academy of Music. The programme will be performed by horn players of all ages, and will include works by Britten, Dukas, and Strauss, as well a three-movement work composed for the occasion by the current music teachers at St Paul’s School, Ben Parry, Peter Gritton, and Robin Wedderburn.

Tickets are available at a price of £15 (£10 concessions)

rmatosinhos
01/28/08

trompista.com online again
The portuguese french horn website http://www.trompista.com is online again. With a new set of features. A new improved forum a new agenda the the posssibility of receiving information by email or SMS for free. In a few days more features will also be there.

05400
01/21/08

International Horn Day (Toronto, Canada)
For more information, please cut and paste the following link: http://joanwatson.cmail2.com/e/313408/qqjillr/

sorgel1
01/21/08

Atlantic Brass Quintet Seminars
The Atlantic Brass Quintet would like to announce 2 seminars for the summer of 2008. First, our long-standing 2-week Boston seminar this year at Boston University, and for the second year, a 1-week seminar in conjunction with Sonoma State College. Please see below for details. The Boston University Band Program and its Director, Chris Parks, is proud to present the Atlantic Brass Quintet International Brass Quintet Seminar from July 27 to August 8, 2008. Important Dates! February 15 Application & $40 application fee (non-refundable) March 15 Acceptance letter April 15 Tuition deposit of $500 (non-refundable) June 1 Balance of tuition and housing July 27, between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Registration day (Boston University, Boston, MA) All students must register by 3:00 pm on July 27. There will be an orientation dinner after registration, at 3:30 pm. July 27 Auditions for group placement Questions? Call: 617 358 BAND [2263] or email: bands@bu.edu or visit our websites at: www.bu.edu/bands/concert/chamber/summerprogram or www.atlanticbrassquintet.com The Sonoma State University Music Department is proud to present the Atlantic Brass Quintet 2008 International Brass Quintet Seminar, June 8 to 12, 2008. Important Dates! Enrollment Deadlines 2/15: Application, & $25 Application Fee (Non-Refundable) 3/15: Acceptance Letter 4/15: Tuition Deposit of $250 (Non-Refundable) 6/8: Balance of Tuition and Housing upon arrival Tuition and Fees Tuition: $500 Application Fee: $25 Housing and Meal Plan (rates are subject to change) $350 (Includes 3 meals daily, and private room in a suite) Seminar dates Move-in Date & Registration: Sunday, June 8 Final Student Concert:Thursday, June 12, 1:00 p.m. Move-out Date:Thursday, June 12 Questions? Email: brian.wilson@sonoma.edu Phone: 707.664.2468 Fax: 707.664.4332 Sonoma State University 1801 East Cotati Avenue Rohnert Park, CA 94928

KennethFuchs
01/13/08

Naxos: Composer Kenneth Fuchs; Timothy Jones, horn
The London Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of conductor JoAnn Falletta, has recorded five new works by American composer Kenneth Fuchs. Naxos released the disc on January 1, 2008, on its American Classics label, 8.559335. Three of the works feature Timothy Jones, co-principal horn of the LSO. The works (all published by E.B. Marks Music Company) include: • United Artists, an orchestral work Fuchs composed especially for the LSO; • Canticle to the Sun (Concerto for French Horn and Orchestra), composed for Timothy Jones; • Autumn Rhythm, idyll for woodwind quintet after a painting by Jackson Pollock; • Fire, Ice, and Summer Bronze, idyll for brass quintet after two works on paper by Helen Frankenthaler; • Quiet in the Land, idyll for flute, clarinet, English horn, viola, and cello. Jones will join the Hartford (Connecticut) Symphony Orchestra in the première performance of the concerto on April 29 and 30, 2008.

KennethFuchs
01/12/08

Air Force Band of Liberty records Kenneth Fuchs, On Silver Wings
The U.S. Air Force Band of Liberty (Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts), has released On Silver Wings, a disc that includes Kenneth Fuchs's piece of the same title. Lt. Col. Larry H. Lang, commander and conductor, commissioned three of the nine works, including On Silver Wings. The CD is sent primarily to the military, libraries, schools, and universities. To request a copy, write to SSgt Jason Millot, NCOIC Media, USAF Band of Liberty, 25 Chennault St., HAFB MA, 01731. Five excerpts are available at http://www.usafbandofliberty.com/music_mp3s.html.

jqericson
12/20/07

Four new publications from Horn Notes Edition
Horn Notes Edition has just released four new publications by John Ericson, Associate Professor of horn at Arizona State University, including, Playing High Horn: A Handbook for High Register Playing, Descant Horns, and Triple Horns, Introducing the Horn: Essentials for New Hornists and Their Teachers, Playing the Wagner Tuba: A Handbook for Hornists, and A Mello Catechism: A Guide to the World of Mellophones and Marching Horns. Playing High Horn focuses on the topics of high horn playing, descant horns, and triple horns. This book provides complete parts for the Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 and B Minor Mass of Bach, Concertos by Telemann and Förster, the Symphony No. 31 and Divertimento a tre of Haydn, the Symphony No. 40 of Mozart, the Schumann Concertstück, excerpts from a number of other works, exercises for range development, and much more. Introducing the Horn is the ideal resource book for beginners, those converting to the horn, and music educators. Playing the Wagner Tuba is a handbook on the Wagner tuba and includes complete parts in orignal notation and transposed for Bruckner 7 and excerpts from Strauss and Wagner. Finally, A Mello Catechism is a guide to all things Mellophone. More information on all of these publications may be found at www.hornnotes.com

jqericson
12/19/07

The Brass Gym for horn now available
The Brass Gym: A Comprehensive Daily Routine for Brass Players by Patrick Sheridan and Sam Pilafian, is now available for horn. Edited by John Ericson, The Brass Gym includes a 108 page book and a 78 minute play-along CD featuring the two authors. Originally developed for tuba/euphonium, this volume is a great comprehensive horn workout. It is available through Horn Notes Edition (www.hornnotes.com) and other sources.

02067
12/08/07

Frau ohne Schatten DVD
May I point you to the release of "Frau ohne Schatten" (DVD regionfree) with Sawallisch conducting the Bavarian State Orchestra at the 1992 inauguration of the Nagoya Opera House. I did not expect that we were that good, but it is reality. There is a lot of exciting horn playing. Guess, who might have played. Luana de Vol sings Empress, Mirjana Lipovsek sings the Amme, Peter Seiffert the Emperor, Alan Titus the Faerber & Jan Rootering the Geisterbote. It is a production of Ennosuke Ichikawa with wonderful costumes & superb guidance to the characters. It is a release by TDK.