Dorothy Frizelle was a member of the IHS whose biography appears on page 124 of the April 1989 issue of The Horn Call. The Dorothy Frizelle Memorial Fund was established in her memory to support the study of orchestral horn playing at IHS workshops.

Award:

Four winners will be chosen to receive an orchestral coaching session, during the IHS international symposium, with four professional orchestral hornists chosen from workshop artists and Advisory Council members. Winners will also receive a one-year IHS membership.

Age Requirements:

Full-time students less than 25 years of age on the first day of the international symposium are eligible.

Application Requirements:

Applicants can sign up online, or submit an application form that can be downloaded or obtained by contacting the IHS Executive Secretary, Heidi Vogel, PO Box 630158, Lanai City, HI 96763, USA (phone/fax: 1-808-565-7273). If space is still available applicants can sign up at the registration desk for the symposium. At the contest, applicants will be required to show proof of full-time enrollment as a student and to be registered for the symposium.

Applications will be accepted in the order they are received. The contest is limited to the first 40 applicants. After 40 applications are received, a waiting list will be started and “no-shows” will be replaced from the waiting list.

Repertoire Requirements:

Applicants will be expected to perform selected high and low horn excerpts from the list below.

 L. v. Beethoven, Symphony No. 3, Second horn
Third movement, Trio, measures 171-203

L. v. Beethoven, Symphony No. 7, First horn
First movement, measures 89-101

L. v. Beethoven, Symphony No. 9, Fourth horn
Third movement, measures 82-99

J. Brahms, Symphony No. 2, First horn
Second movement, measures 17-31

M. Ravel, Pavane for a Dead Princess, First horn
Measures 1-11

D. Shostakovich, Symphony No. 5, First horn
First movement, 2 measures after Rehearsal 17-21 (section tutti)

R. Strauss, Don Quixote, Second horn
Variations 7 & 8--Play all of both variations

R. Strauss, Ein Heldenleben, First horn
Measures 1-17

R. Strauss, Till Eulenspiegel, First horn: measures 6-20
Third horn: 19 measures after Rehearsal 28- 1 measure before Rehearsal 30

P. Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 5, First horn
Second movement, measures 8-28

R. Wagner, Prelude to Das Rheingold, Eighth horn
Measure 17-downbeat of measure 59
 
Applicants are responsible for securing their own music in advance of the audition.

Judging:

A committee appointed by the IHS Scholarship Chairs will evaluate performances. Judges will select both high and low horn excerpts from the list above at the time of the contest. All participants will receive written evaluations by the judges. The International Horn Society reserves the right to cancel the competition or withhold one or more awards if, in the opinion of the judges, conditions warrant such action.

Details regarding locations, times and procedures for the contest will be posted at the registration desk for the symposium.