Third International Etna Horn Festival
by Angelo Bonaccorso (IHS Area Representative - Italy)
Preparations are underway for the third edition of the Horn Festival of Etna from 18 to 22 August 2018 promoted and organized by the FEBASI (Sicilian Bands Federation), for two years a real family of hornists has come from all parts of Italy and from abroad in a beautiful setting that is that of the Etna landscape between woods and volcanic land.
This year there will be great international guests including Hervè Joulain (first solo horn of the Orchestre Nationale de France), Guglielmo Pellarin (first solo horn of the Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia), Giovanni Hoffer (3rd horn of the Municipal Theater of Bologna and International Jazz Artist), Angelo Bonaccorso (3rd horn of the Teatro Massimo V.Bellini of Catania), and the conductor Antonino Manuli. Here you can see their video of invitation to the Festival:
THE PROGRAM
A rich program of events kick off with the inaugural concert that will go down in the festival’s history! The legendary jazz hornist Giovanni Hoffer will play a solo concerto accompanied by the well-known HJO Jazz Orchestra from Catania in the marvelous amphitheater in Zafferana Etnea. It will be the first time that one horn player performs as soloist with a jazz big band!
The second day at the Auditorium of Zafferana Etnea will feature a recital of the festival’s guest horn players with music by R.Strauss, J.Brahms, R.Schumann, and L.V.Beethoven.
The third day will give space to the horn players who will participate in the Festival. Several young hornists will perform as soloists with piano accompaniment.
On the fourth day, the final concert will take place at the "La Cantoniera" refuge (Nicolosi Nord) in a marvelous tourist area near the extinct craters of Etna with the participation of all the hornists, directed by Maestro Manuli. In addition to the horn players, a group of Alpine horns from the Canton of Ticino will delight us with their fantastic sound.
During the Festival we will have the exhibition of various brands of horns thanks to our partners: Musical instruments Casalanguida (available free for the Festival participants to carry out repairs) and Miceli Music Store (offering many fantastic services to the participants).
5 days of music, friendship, beautiful places and great food.
So dear friends, hornists of all ages and all levels, what are you waiting for? Join the crowd!
For more information visit the FESTIVAL WEB PAGE and the FACEBOOK PAGE
Come study new music in Germany this summer!
by Christine Chapman (IHS Area Representative, Germany)
The 2018 International Summer Courses for New Music in Darmstadt (Germany), from July 14 till 28, present an exclusive academy for all brass players. The faculty is Christine Chapman- horn, Marco Blaauw-trumpet, Mike Svoboda-trombone, and Melvyn Poore-tuba. They offer their expertise and share their experience in the performance of contemporary repertoire, improvisation and the development of new repertoire. They teach playing technique, art of performance, practice and learning methods and offer healthy experiments with sound. This academy is embedded in the International Summer Courses and therefore guarantees the exchange with many composers and fellow students.
The summer courses offer a unique chance to collect new ideas, develop new projects, hear many concerts, and to meet an international network of musicians. All in all, an incredible opportunity to widen your horizons!
It is still possible to sign up for this year's academy. Please contact Christine Chapman (christine.chapman@musikfabrik.eu), the academy coordinator Marco Blaauw (info@marcoblaauw.com) or visit the website at www.internationales-musikinstitut.de/en/ferienkurse/
Al Via La Terza Edizione del Festival Cornistico dell'Etna
by Angelo Bonaccorso (IHS Area Representative - Italy)
Fervono i preparativi per la terza edizione del Festival Cornistico dell'Etna dal 18 al 22 agosto 2018 promosso e organizzato dalla FEBASI (Federazione Bande Siciliane), da due anni si forma una vera e propria famiglia di cornisti provenienti da tutte le parti d'Italia e dall'estero in una cornice stupenda che è quella del paesaggio etneo tra boschi e terra vulcanica.
Quest'anno ci saranno grandi ospiti internazionali tra cui Hervè Joulain (primo corno solista della Orchestre Nationale de France) Guglielmo Pellarin (primo corno solista dell'Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia), Giovanni Hoffer (3 corno del teatro comunale di Bologna e Jazzista Internazionale), Angelo Bonaccorso (3 corno del Teatro Massimo V.Bellini di Catania) e il direttore d'orchestra Antonino Manuli. Qui potrete vedere il loro video di invito al Festival:
IL PROGRAMMA
Sarà un programma ricco di eventi e manifestazioni a partire dal concerto di inaugurazione che entrerà nella storia del Festival! Sarà il concerto da solista effettuato dal mitico Giovanni Hoffer Jazz Horn accompagnato da una nota Big Band del territorio catanese la HJO Jazz Orchestra in un anfiteatro meraviglioso a Zafferana Etnea. È la prima volta che un cornista si esibirà da solista con una Jazz Big Band.
Domaine Forget
English version
by Louis-Philippe Marsolais
J’ai commencé à aller au Domaine Forget comme étudiant à l’âge de 18 ans, il y a déjà trop longtemps ! Ce lieu magique, enclavé entre les montagnes de Charlevoix et le fleuve St-Laurent m’a énormément fait évoluer comme musicien, interprète et être humain. J’y ai passé, dans les années qui ont suivi, plusieurs des plus beaux moments musicaux de ma jeunesse, où j’y ai rencontré les Hermann Baumann, John Zirbel, Vincent Cichowicz, Roger Bobo, travaillé avec Guy Carmichael et Eugene Rittich, joué en musique de chambre avec Lance Nagels et Geoff Thompson. J’ai aussi tissé des liens avec de jeunes musiciens plein de talent et d’ambition qui allaient devenir plus tard des collègues – Julie-Anne Drolet et Gabe Radford.
Pour beaucoup de musiciens jeunes et moins jeunes, le Domaine Forget représente bien plus qu’un endroit où on reçoit des cours. Sa situation géographique, ce lieu isolé des grands centres (avec un internet intermittent), où le fleuve se transforme à chaque jour en des millions de reflets dorés ou bien en un nuage de brouillard dense nous fait réaliser la force de la nature, autant que la beauté qui y est attachée. L’expérience culinaire de la cafétéria est indescriptible (!) et permet à l’occasion d’initier les étrangers à la poutine de Chez Ginette. Les soirées au bord du feu ou bien au « party barn » permettent de fraterniser avec les musiciens d’un peu partout, avec en toile de fond un quatuor de cuivres graves qui rejoue encore une fois le dernier mouvement de la 8e de Bruckner jusqu’à tard dans la nuit. Peu importe qu’on assiste au lever du soleil sur le fleuve ou pas, on réalise que peu importe la longueur de la nuit, on réussit toujours à passer une autre journée productive, avec des classes de maîtres, des cours, des répétitions de musique de chambre, des lectures de symphonies, des concerts et autres ateliers. Et à la fin du stage, on a certainement besoin de quelques semaines pour intégrer tous ces apprentissages !
Summer Band and Orchestra Camps for Adults!
by Lydia Van Dreel
Adult avocational horn players have lots of opportunities to play: community bands, community orchestras, and horn clubs, to name a few. Lately, new summer band/orchestra camps are all the rage with adult musicians who want an intensive, immersive experience in the summertime. Midsummer Musical Retreat, hosted by Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, is one such summer camp that hosts about 200 adult campers for one week each summer. Performance activities include Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Choir, and Chamber Music. Students can also sign up for a wide range of elective classes, from barbershop quartet, to music theory, to drum circle, to gentle yoga. Along with plenty of enriching music and music-related activities, there are a wide range of social activities as well, making this week long musical immersion and wonderfully fulfilling summer camp opportunity for adults. As the horn instructor for the week, I am blessed to teach a crew of horn aficionados, many of whom come back year after year to enjoy all of the offerings of the camp, including a daily horn sectional and horn ensemble readings. New campers are quickly embraced and encouraged in the horn group!
The environment is very supportive and non-competitive. Students of all levels and abilities are welcome. When registering, students fill out a self-assessment form to help the camp directors place students in desired ensembles. Everyone is there to learn and have fun! For more information on Midsummer Musical Retreat (MMR):
Last Chance for the Special IHS50 Shirt
Last Chance to purchase the special gold foil IHS50 T-shirt! These are available through pre-purchase only at: https://www.hornsociety.org/ihs50-shirt Order before June 25! These T-shirts will not be for sale at the Symposium, you must order NOW.
The Fourth Jinbao International Music Festival
by Paul Meng, Chinese Horn Society
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| A masterclass of the Second China Horn Festival, took place at Jinbao Theater in summer of 2016 |
The Fourth Jinbao International Music Festival will take place at the Jinbao Musical Instrument Factory, Tianjin City, Jinbao County, China. This festival is financially supported by Jinbao Musical Instrument Manufacturers. The festival includes horn, trumpet, trombone and tuba, clarinet, percussion, and saxophone. Each instrument’s festival takes place at a different time of year. Jinbao Musical Instrument Manufacturers established this festival in the summer of 2015. It is great and we benefit from the generous sponsorship of Jinbao Musical Instruments Manufacture and the local government. We all thank them very much!
The Chinese Horn Society was not a part of the first Jinbao festival in 2015 but did join the 2nd one in 2016. The CHS held the 1st China Horn Festival by itself in 2006, so Jinbao and CHS both agreed that the 2016 CHS horn festival should be called the 2nd China Horn Festival. The 3rd Jinbao festival was in 2017 but featured other instruments without horn.
The Third China Horn Festival will be from Aug. 8th -14th, 2018. The artists we have invited, are Felix Klieser from Germany, Jukka Harju from Finland, Frank Lloyd from the UK, Javier Bonet from Spain, and a special post-retirement appearance by the American Horn Quartet. We also invited Ms. Kristina Mascher-Tuner as IHS official, to represent the IHS and help promote IHS membership in China. There will be a few more well-known players to be decided to invite and post later.
There will be artist concerts every evening as well as local master classes every day. Participants will enjoy and learn different styles of playing. Some of the top symphony players from China will also play concerts and have all kinds of teaching classes.
