Ce fond a été établi par le Comité consultatif de l’Association internationale du cor (AIC) en 1989. Meir Rimon (1946-1991) a été cor solo de l’Orchestre philharmonique d’Israël et a servi trois mandats à titre de vice-président de l’Association internationale du cor. En mémoire de ce cher collègue, qui a eu un impact positif sur grand nombre d’interprètes, de compositeurs et de spectateurs à travers le monde, le fond a été renommé en son honneur en 1992. Une liste mise à jour annuellement des œuvres qui ont été soutenues par le Fond d’aide à la création Meir Rimon peut être trouvée sur le site web de l’AIC.

Le fond a pour objectif d’encourager la naissance de nouvelles compositions significatives mettant en vedette le cor en offrant une assistance financière aux membres qualifiés de l’AIC. Les compositions de niveau intermédiaire sont fortement encouragées. La gestion du fond est à l’entière discrétion du Comité consultatif et les lauréats sont sélectionnés par le celui-ci. 8 000$ sont disponibles annuellement, mais le Comité consultatif se réserve le droit d’offrir un montant plus ou moins important selon la nature et le mérite des projets sélectionnés.

Toutes les applications doivent être fait électroniquement sur le PORTAIL DU FOND D’AIDE À LA CRÉATION MEIR RIMON.

Marche à suivre :

• La demande doit être faite par un membre en règle de l’AIC via le formulaire d’application en ligne.
• Un maximum de trois commandes seront accordées à un même compositeur à l’intérieur d’une période de 10 ans.
• Un maximum de quatre demandes seront permises à un même membre de l’AIC à l’intérieur d’une période de 10 ans.
• Les œuvres qui reçoivent du soutien financier du Fond d’aide à la création Meir Rimon de l’AIC ne peuvent être inscrites au Concours de composition de l’AIC.
• Veuillez joindre le C.V. à jour du compositeur, en incluant les précédentes compositions, commandes, prix et reconnaissances qui démontrent les compétences créatives du compositeur
• Un texte bref doit accompagner l’application ; celui-ci doit démontrer l’importance de la démarche et inclure la date prévue de l’achèvement du projet, l’instrumentation, la durée de la composition, et le rôle que prendra le compositeur lors de la création de l’œuvre en concert ainsi que pour la promotion de celle-ci. 
• Applications en ligne : toutes les applications doivent être faites en ligne via le formulaire d’application Aide à la création Meir Rimon (à venir bientôt)
• Toutes les applications en ligne doivent être en format MS-Word ou en format PDF. Les documents ne seront pas retournés et deviendront la propriété de l’Association internationale du cor.
• La date limite pour les applications est le 15 mai 2020.

Dr. Randall Faust
re-faust@wiu.edu
Président, Programme d’aide à la création de l’AIC

NOTE : Les applications pour le Fond seront à nouveau ouvertes en Janvier 2020.
NOTE : Les lauréats du Fond Rimon ne peuvent inscrire l’œuvre gagnante au concours de l’AIC. 

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This fund was established by the Advisory Council of the International Horn Society in 1989. Meir Rimon (1946-1991) was Principal Horn of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and served three terms as Vice-President of the International Horn Society. In memory of our esteemed colleague who had a positive effect on many performers, composers, and audiences around the world, the fund was renamed in his honor in 1992. An annually updated list of works that have been supported by the Meir Rimon Commissioning Assistance Fund may be found in The IHS Online.

The purpose of this fund is to encourage new and significant compositions that feature the horn by offering needed financial assistance to qualified IHS members. Compositions of modest difficulty are particularly encouraged. Awards are granted by the Advisory Council of the IHS, which has sole discretion in the administration of this fund. The fund has a total of $8,000 available annually, but the Advisory Council reserves the right to offer less or more than this amount depending on the nature and merit of the proposed and selected projects.

All applications should be submitted electronically to the MEIR RIMON COMMISSIONING ASSISTANCE portal. The Deadline for Applications is May 15, 2020

If you have any questions about any of the rules, write for clarification:
re-faust@wiu.edu.
Randall E. Faust, COORDINATOR

by John Allred

In light of recent events with COVID-19, Soldiers living in Grafenwoehr and the 7th Army Training Command have started complying with local German provisions against the virus and actually anticipating changes as they occur to ensure Soldiers not only comply with local laws, but Army directives. This means a higher health protection level for Soldiers and their families. Day-to-day life has changed in a big way: Soldiers are working from home if considered non-essential, and families have been notified of the required changes. Most functions can be done digitally, so we have started using software that has allowed us to do the majority of work from our houses. Administrative measures are still seen to as we take measures against the virus, and Soldiers can still improve their physical endurance and strength.  

For me, working from home has made things easier in some ways, but harder in others. It has allowed me more time with family and to develop my musicianship. I am not an Army musician, but a Troop Commander in the 2d Cavalry Regiment. My musical education and training occurred before I commissioned 8 years ago, but I still seek out opportunities to perform.

I was approached about making music for a Public Affairs project to highlight how we at 7th Army Training Command are still part of the German community. I naturally agreed, and I persuaded them into the Freischütz for a few reasons.  First, Weber actually lived in Bavaria for a time before he wrote Freischütz.  Second, we work in a training area, so an excerpt from an opera about bullets and marksmen was deemed appropriate. And third, I didn't really see a recording of "Ein Prosit" as a message we wanted our Soldiers to receive during a time of isolation. The Public Affairs team used the Acapella recording I made and overlaid it with our Commanding General's message in front of the Grafenwoehr tower, which is a landmark visible for miles around the training area and the namesake of our garrison, "Tower Barracks."

Hello everyone, I am Angelo Bonaccorso, horn teacher at the V. Bellini Conservatory of Catania and 3rd Horn at the Orchestra of the Teatro Massimo V. Bellini of Catania and Italian IHS representative.

The situation here in Italy due to the pandemic is really difficult. We still have many deaths a day and the government has rightly ordered us to stay home. Hopefully it will end soon because many families, who have lost their loved ones, are suffering and many doctors and nurses as well as losing their lives are sacrificing themselves daily to help others.

The positive side of this quarantine (in addition to spending more time with our families and especially our children) is that it is developing more stimuli in us for study and creativity. Every day on social networks we see many videos by musicians, singers, athletes, cooks, etc. Each makes a contribution to offer something to others, a sign of long-distance friendship.

Among these initiatives, with my Sicilian Horn Ensemble, we were among the first to publish our video montage (made by our colleague Salvo Visalli) in which we play a remote arrangement of the Jurassic Park soundtrack. The members of the group: Bonaccorso Angelo, Manuele Catalano, Sebastian Mulè, Fabio Chillemi, Matteo Leone, Salvo Visalli, Daniele L'Abbate, Lorenzo Scolaro, Riccardo De Giorgi, Luca Grasso, Emanuele Giunta and Chiara Zito, all Sicilian hornists who, for work reasons, live in various parts of Italy and abroad but, thanks to technology, we have been able to pay homage to coronavirus victims. You can visit our facebook page or simply click this link to watch the video.

These days we have many new videos also from other horn players, trombonists and trumpeters, a really great artistic production! Among these, the video of the horns of the Teatro alla Scala which have mounted a fantastic video with the Scherzo of the 9 Symphony of Beethoven should be mentioned.

Another youtube channel to mention is definitely that of the great jazz horn playert Giovanni Hoffer who is offering us beautiful videos during this quarantine.

This makes us understand that the music does not stop even if we are all imprisoned at home.
Here is another example of mine to keep the stimuli at home where I recorded the {modal youtube="TD2u_Q7zRco"}Homilius quartet, I hope you like it!

Another very important initiative I would like to talk to you about is that of my French Horn Magazine page which, with the collaboration of great Italian horn players belonging to almost all the Italian opera-symphonic institutions, is implementing a project to stimulate the horn students who at this moment are at home.
Each maestro is creating a video tutorial in which he shows his daily exercises and explains how to do the daily study with practical examples. We already have a nice list of videos that you can view on the Facebook page.

We also did a two-hour video conference where the students interacted directly with the teachers and it was a really great experiment. We will have new videos shortly. Many students have contacted me and thanked me for this project. I personally would like to thank all my fellow colleagues who are embracing this initiative because they are really showing their big heart and great professionalism. We will soon make some great new projects with this great family of Italian horn players.

We stay home and practice, but thanks to music we are united even if we are far apart.
Wishing you all well, I send you a warm greeting

Angelo Bonaccorso