Batter Up! Baseball and Barbecue in Memphis
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Plans are now set for the 45th International Horn Symposiumbanquet. After a mass horn ensemble rehearsal, we'll be bused from the University of Memphis campus to AutoZone Park in downtown Memphis, where we will enjoy an all you can eat buffet from the Rendezvous, Memphis's best known barbecue restaurant.
After the first time through the buffet line, we'll perform the U.S. national anthem on the field for several thousand baseball fans before the Memphis Redbirds, the St. Louis Cardinals' AAA affiliate, take on the Tucson Padres. While performing is optional, everyone is welcome to take part, and we've got a great 6 part horn choir arrangement of the anthem. 25 or 30 players per part will be a lot of fun!
After performing, we'll make additional trips through the all you can eat buffet line, which will be available for another 1 1/2 hours, while enjoying the game from premium club level seats.
Buses will be available immediately after the game to take participants back to campus, or they may stay downtown and enjoy the sights and sounds of Beale Street, just two blocks away from the ballpark. Buses will again be available to return to campus at midnight from the corner of Main and Beale Streets.
For those wising to stay downtown, instruments may be checked at the ballpark and will be available in the instrument check room on Thursday morning.
Registration is now open for the 45th International Horn Symposium. Don't be left out; sign up today! Price for the banquet, which includes round trip transportation with the option of the night out on Beale St., a 2-1/2 hour all you can eat buffet from the Rendezvous, premium seats for the ballgame and a unique performance opportunity, is $50 per person.
To see the buffet menu and hear the arrangement of the Star Spangled Banner, visit the symposium website's banquet information page.
"Alchemy" for horn, cello and piano in OMS
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"Alchemy" for horn, cello and piano by Canadian composer Elizabeth Knudson has been added the the IHS Online Music Sales.
Christmas Medley for Horn Ensembles
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Christmas Medleys, arranged by Jill Boaz, have been added to the IHS Online Music Sales.
Jill Boaz of the Indianapolis Symphony has aranged these fun and challenging medleys of Christmas tunes for horn ensemble. Included in this set are Christmas Medley No. 1 and No. 2 (for six horns) and We Wish You a Merry Christmas (for five horns).
New Titles in Online Music Sales
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Two new items have been added to the IHS Online Music Sales catalog:
“Meditation” from Thaïs, by Jules Massenet, arranged for horn and piano by James Boldin
Originally for solo violin with orchestra, the beautiful melody in this work transfers well to the horn. The key has been altered, and some minor editing has been done to make the solo part more "horn-friendly." This arrangement would make an excellent encore piece for recitals.
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"Waltz of the Flowers" from The Nutcracker, by Pytor Tchaikovsky, arranged for horn quartet by Sy Brandon
Waltz of the Flowers is a dance from Tchaikovsky's beloved ballet "The Nutcracker". This charming arrangment makes a great addition to any horn quartet's Christmas repertoire!
"The Sands" Horn Quintet in OMS
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The Sands, a horn quintet by Sean Miller is now available in the IHS Online Music Sales.
The composer's description: "The sun sets over Arabia and the party begins. The Sands paints a glimpse of the Middle East from a fiery dance to a moment of relaxation and cooling off in the oasis. Then the scorching sun rises up over the dunes, and the people dance and celebrate once again."
2103 Advisory Council Nominations
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According to the IHS bylaws, the Advisory Council (AC) is "responsible for carrying out the aims and purposes of the Society and for determining Society policy." Nine of the fifteen AC members are elected by the IHS membership; the AC elects the others. As you nominate and elect new AC members, remember that these individuals represent a broad spectrum of international horn-related activities.
Nominations for election to the Advisory Council three-year term of office, beginning of the 2013 Symposium, must be received by Executive Secretary Heidi Vogel before December 1, 2012. Nominees must be members of the IHS and willing to accept the responsibilities of the position. Nominations must include the nominee's name, address, telephone number, email address, written consent, and a biographical sketch of not more than 150 words. Nominations by fax and email are acceptable; consent must originate from the nominee.
Terms of the following AC members expire in July 2013: John Ericson and Geoffrey Winter are completing their second terms and are therefore ineligible for reelection this year. Peter Luff is completing his first term in office and is eligible for nomination.
New Miller Etudes in Online Music Sales
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Brett Miller's new Etudes on Russian Masterworks have been added to the IHS Online Music Sales.
The 21 Etudes on Russian Masterworks focus on particularly demanding technical or musical challenges that horn players encounter in preparing the orchestral works of some of the great Russian orchestral composers for performance or audition. I have attempted to compose each etude in a manner that is stylistically coherent with the writing of these composers. These etudes are composed so that technique is served by musicality. While striving to make each etude extremely challenging, I composed each work as though it could be performed as an unaccompanied recital piece.
Each etude pushes the technical envelope far past the excerpt upon which it is based, whether the etude is based on articulation, dynamic control, transposition, lyricism, or pure finger technique inherent in each symphonic excerpt. It is my intention that achieving mastery on a particular etude will directly translate into an overall ease in performing the work upon which it is based. Furthermore, these etudes will develop technique that directly correlates to the performance of a symphonic work in a manner that is more musically liberating than constant repetition of a particular excerpt. Therefore, these etudes are not only beneficial to those who are learning the orchestral literature from the ground up, but for those who need a new way in which to practice and to enhance their understanding of a particular excerpt.
