Michael Thompson , English player and conductor, and Aubrey Brain Professor of Horn at the Royal Academy of Music is the IHS Forum's "Ask the Pros" correspondent for January and February, 2009. To ask Michael a question, email it to ask-the-pros@hornsociety.org

To view the forum, select "Network-->IHS Forum" from the main menu.

Thomas Bacon , prominent soloist, recording artist and teacher, is the IHS Forum's "Ask the Pros" correspondent for March and April, 2009. To ask Tom a question, email it to ask-the-pros@hornsociety.org

To view the forum, select "Network-->IHS Forum" from the main menu.

You can help the IHS by becoming an IHS Area Representative.

The IHS invites applications for open Area Representative positions. Area Representatives serve the IHS by communicating society activities to IHS members in their state, province, or country, as well as sharing information about horn activities in their areas with the society worldwide.  Area Reps also assist in recruiting and welcoming new IHS members and in communication between members in their area. We are especially interested in hearing from people in regions or countries where we have not had Reps before.

USA members, click here to find out if your state has an Area Rep.
Non-USA members, click here to find out if your country has an Area Rep.

10/14/08: Application forms for the Horn Ensemble Competition and the Jazz Solo Competition are now posted at www.wiu.edu/horn under the IHS2009 Sidebar.

10/19/08: Registration is now open for the 2009 International Horn Symposium. The form and cost information are available at www.wiu.edu/horn under the IHS2009 sidebar. This information could be quite useful for teachers who are applying for funding to take ensembles (or themselves) to IHS 2009.  One item we have available with Early Registration is the capability of purchasing Sodexo MEAL CARDS for the Food Court at the University Union.  Some students might not want to go back to the residence halls for lunch--and prefer to eat lunch at the food court--go visit a nearby exhibit or practice --before going to  an event at 1:00.  So meals plans can be purchased for either breakfast, lunch, and or dinner.  Also, the BANQUET Registrations must be made early.  There will be a limit for the first 600 Registrants for the Symposium Banquet.

10/23/08: Exhibitor Information and Contracts are now available at the webpage: www.wiu.edu/horn

10/25/08: Competitions: Horn Ensemble, Jazz solo competition, Scholarship Competition (classical solo), and Frizelle Orchestral Excerpt Competition Information is available at  www.wiu.edu/horn Under IHS 2009 

Now that the Anton Horner interview from 1969 has been posted in its entirety, this week's podcast update begins a series of excerpts from a masterclass by John Barrows, also from the 1969 "First French Horn Workshop" at Florida State University.