Dear fellow horn players,
We have big plans for this summer! 19 featured artists from around the world will join us in Montreal next July. We have just started unveiling who these artists will be, and we’d love to keep you up to date!
First, we have not one but four artists joining the line-up: Kerry Turner, Kristina Mascher-Turner, Geoffrey Winter, and Denise Tryon will all be in Montreal next summer. Entering its fourth decade and following a hiatus of four years, the American Horn Quartet continues to be unique in the field of brass chamber music. Their exuberant performances have brought audiences all over the world to their feet. In 1982, four American horn players who were living and working in Europe met for the first time to explore the potential of the horn quartet, a chamber ensemble with a surprisingly long tradition. They quickly began to supplement the existing repertoire with their own compositions and arrangements. The group has undergone a few personnel changes since the early days but has always maintained the highest standards of artistry and technical mastery.
Next up, we have Katerina Javurkovà from the Czech Republic. Katerina has won several interpretation competitions but values most her first prize from the Prague Spring International Competition 2013 and the 2nd prize from the ARD International Music Competition in Munich, Germany. She now plays with the Czech Philharmonic.
Finally, all the way from Brazil we have Victor Prado. With a Master of Music degree from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Victor Prado has been working in the Brazilian popular music scene for over ten years. Playing horn outside the usual classical music scene, he started to develop his own musical language, blending jazz, Brazilian music, and improvisation. This places him among the horn pioneers in jazz in Brazil.
…and make sure you check out our website for regular updates: www.ihs55.org
The IHS 55 Organizing Committee
