A new series of podcasts taken from a lecture given at the 2008 Denver symposium began on July 16. Bernhard Scully's lecture is entitled "Becoming a Better Horn Player By Becoming a Better Musician." The series will run for seven weeks, with a new installment every Friday. To subscribe, select Multimedia-->Podcasts from the main menu and then click the "subscribe" button in the upper right corner. The IHS Podcast is also iTunes enabled.

The 43rd International Horn Symposium will be held June 20-25, 2011 at San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California, USA, hosted by Wendell Rider.

IHS42 proudly announces the IHS42 solo competition.

Awards:

First prize: Atkinson Erfurt Model #NR501
Second prize: Reimbursement of IHS42 registration fee
Third prize: 1 ticket to each the banquet lunch and final gala concert (or reimbursement if already purchased)

You are invited “Down Under” to Brisbane, Australia for the 42nd International Horn Symposium 18–23 July 2010. Come to Queensland at the most beautiful time of the year for a once in a lifetime opportunity to visit Australia and hear some of the world’s greatest horn players featuring:

The American Horn Quartet: (Kerry Turner, Charles Putnam, Geoffrey Winter, Kristina Mascher)
Andrew Bain
Sarah Barrett Nicole Cash
David Evans
Ben Jacks
Rob Johnson
Frank Lloyd
Hiroshi Matsuzaki
Hector McDonald
Stephen Morley
Jeff Nelsen
Wendy Page
J D Shaw
Kostas Siskos
David Thompson
William VerMeulen
Virtuoso Horn Duo (Kristina Mascher and Kerry Turner)

…and a host of contributing artists and ensembles.

Join us in the subtropical surroundings of Brisbane’s South Bank, where you will meet with colleagues from all over the world to celebrate our common love of all things horn!

While you’re here…

You can take advantage of our many attractions, including whale watching in Moreton Bay or visiting Steve Irwin’s Australia Zoo, both of which are within easy travel of Brisbane city. One thing is certain … if you come to the 42nd International Horn Symposium, you WILL have a great time!

Visit the website… ihs42brisbane.com for all of the event and registration details. I look forward to seeing you all in Australia this year! Peter Luff – Your Host for the 42nd International Horn Symposium.

Winner receives a 3 year IHS membership and a free t-shirt. Entry Deadline: December 1, 2010

1. All t-shirt designs must be original designs created by the entrant.
2. T-shirt designs should have a Horn or Music theme. We encourage, but do not require, the use of the IHS logo and the words “International Horn Society” in multiple languages in the design.
3. Do not include a date or a location in the design as these shirts will be sold over several years and are not event shirts.
4. Your design may include from one to four colors, including black (the color of the t-shirt doesn’t count as a color.) We are not limited to white shirts, but the shirt color will be limited by availability from the printer.
5. The maximum size for designs is 8" by 10" (20.3 cm by 25.5 cm). Designs may be submitted either as electronic files or as original artwork. Designs which are mailed in, should not be folded. If you want your artwork returned you must include a self addressed stamped envelope.
6. The International Horn Society receives all rights to the winning design, including, but not limited to, complete exclusive ownership of the design, the right to use and display the design in any media and any format, and the right to modify the design as needed to adapt to various printing formats. The creating artist will be consulted before any such changes are finalized to ensure that the original theme and intent is captured accurately. The International Horn Society will not retain rights to designs that do not win the contest.
7. You may enter more than one t-shirt design, but no more than three.
8. Deadline: T-shirt designs must be received by the Executive Secretary before December 1, 2010. Entries must include your name, address, phone number and email address (if available). Mail entries to:
        Heidi Vogel, Executive Secretary
        International Horn Society
        PO Box 630158
        Lanai City, HI 96763
9. The winning entrant will receive a three year IHS membership (in any name) and a free T-shirt.

The judging will be done by the Executive Secretary and a committee from the Advisory Council. The winning designer will be notified by March 1, 2011 and the shirts will be available at the 2011 International Horn Workshop and at future workshops.

Electronic designs submitted by email should have an image size of 216 pixels wide by 264 pixels high (3 inches by 3 2/3 inches at 72 dpi). The winner must submit a final high quality version of up to 8 inches wide by up to 10 inches high at 300 dpi (up to 2700 pixels wide by up to 3300 pixels high) in TIFF file format (RGB with PC Compatible byte ordering) or as vector art in either CorelDraw or Photoshop. Submit emails to: exec-secretary@hornsociety.org

T-shirt printers have indicated that successful t-shirt designs use fresh, clean and clear colors with good contrast, and avoid earth tones and muddy tones. Keep your design simple and stay away from small details that might get lost in the final printed tshirt.

Not all of the canvas space need be used and the outline (shape) of the design need not be rectangular.

For those who are interested in the techniques used to screen-print t-shirts, check out this excellent guide to Screen-Printing.