"MACOMB, IL (wium) - The annual International Horn Symposium has been held in places such as Beijing, Cape Town, and Valencia in past years. This year, it took place in Macomb."

Visit Tri-States Public Radio to  listen to their recent five minute feature story about the 41st International Horn Symposium.

Ask the pros correspondent for July and August is Kendall Betts, longtime Principal horn of the Minnesota Orchestra, Founder of the Kendall Betts horn Camp and owner of Lawson Horns. If you have a question for Kendall, please send it to ask-the-pros@hornsociety.org

Editor, IHS Online Music Library (formerly IHS Manuscript Press)

The IHS Advisory Council is expanding the mission and accessibility of the IHS Manuscript Press to become an online music service. The new mission is the following:

• To offer a means of disseminating works recognized as prize winners and honorable mentions of the IHS Composition Contest.
• To expand offerings that reflect the varying interests and abilities of IHS members.

Candidates for this position should be an IHS member, with music notation software skills and the ability to manage an online/download service.

The job responsibilities will include managing current Manuscript Press publications and providing leadership to expand online musical offerings.

This is a volunteer position, with an annual budget for expenses.

To apply for this position, email a letter of application and professional resume to:

Jeffrey Snedeker
President, International Horn Society
president@hornsociety.org

Review of applications will begin November 1, 2009, and will continue until the position is filled.

New IHS Honorary Members and Punto Award Recipients were announced at the annual general membership meeting of the IHS on Sunday, June 7, as a part of the 41st International Horn Symposium.

Named Honorary Members were Michael Höltzel, Frank Lloyd and Ethel Merker. Punto Awards were presented to Randall Faust and Dale Clevenger.

Today's podcast is the first in a new series of excerpts from lectures, recitals and masterclasses from the 40th IHS Symposium, held in Denver in 2008. Complete recordings of all that is presented here are available from http://www.ihs40.com/.