Country Representatives must be IHS members and it is preferred that they have passable English language skills. The IHS invites applications for open Country Representative positions. Country Representatives serve the IHS by communicating society activities to IHS members in their country, as well as sharing information about horn activities in their country with the society worldwide. Country 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. If your country's position is vacant, please read the job description and consider filling out an application. (You must be logged in to your IHS member account to access the application)
For more information contact Vice-President Bernardo Silva at vice-president@hornsociety.org.
| Regional Coordinators | |
|---|---|
| Asia/Oceania | Sindy Wan, sindyallen@gmail.com |
| Central and South America | Joel Ariasarias.linaresjoel@gmail.com |
The most recent area and country representative annual reports can be folder downloaded here.
| Country Representatives | |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Luis Ariel Martino, martinohorn@gmail.com |
| Australia | Francesco Lo Surdo, frankielosurdo@gmail.com |
| Austria | Angelo Nuzzo, angelo.nuzzo@gmail.com |
| Belgium | Kerry Turner, kerrydrewturner@gmail.com |
| Brazil | Tiago Carneiro, carneiro.tiago@musica.ufrj.br |
| Canada | Canadian Horn Society, wlimbertie@rogers.com |
| Colombia | Gabriel Betancur, gbetancur@ofb.gov.co |
| Costa Rica | Taylor Castillo, taylor1406cv@gmail.com |
| Czech Republic | Zdenek Divoký, zdenek.divoky@atlas.cz |
| Finland | Jukka Harju, harjunjukka@gmail.com |
| France | Hervé Joulain, rvjoulain@gmail.com |
| Germany | Christoph Ess info@christophess.de |
| Guatemala | Josue Elias Jocop Siney, josjocops@gmail.com |
| Honduras | David Abraham Andino Fuentes david.andino29@gmail.com |
| Iceland | Joseph Ognibene, jjognibene@yahoo.com |
| India | Vidhurinda Samaraweera, vidhurinda@gmsc.lk |
| Israel | Aviram Freiberg aviramfr@gmail.com |
| Italy | Angelo Bonaccorso, bonaccorsoangelo@gmail.com |
| Japan | Mami Abe, mamiabehorn@gmail.com |
| Luxembourg | Kerry Turner, kerrydrewturner@gmail.com |
| Malaysia | Chee Ghee Sim, simcheeghee@gmail.com |
| Mexico | Maria Martinez Robles, marianamtz0802@gmail.com |
| Netherlands | Jack Munnecom, j.munnecom@icloud.com |
| Norway | Espen Selvik, espen.selvik@yahoo.com |
| Panama | Joel Arias, arias.linaresjoel@gmail.com |
| Poland | Tadeusz Tomaszewski, tadziktomaszewski@gmail.com |
| Portugal | Ricardo Matosinhos, rmatosinhos@gmail.com |
| Puerto Rico | Joel E. Ruiz Rodriguez, cornopr@yahoo.com |
| South Korea | Seok Joon Kwon, horn2020@nate.com |
| South Africa | Erik Albertyn, erikalbertyn@me.com |
| Spain | Javier Bonet, jbonettrompa@gmail.com |
| Sri Lanka | Vidhurinda Samaraweera, vidhurinda@gmsc.lk |
| Switzerland | Alexandre Zanetta, zanetta.alexandre@gmail.com |
| Thailand | Daren Robbins, darenrobbins@gmail.com |
| U.S.A. | Jennifer Sholtis, jennifer.sholtis@tamuk.edu |
| Venezuela | Joel Arias, arias.linaresjoel@gmail.com |
by Morris Secon
Dorothy L. "Dotty" Frizelle was born in Rochester, N.Y., on May 9, 1942. She grew up on a farm near the town of Marion, N.Y., and developed an interest in both music and mechanical things at an early age (she lost the tip of a finger in a tractor generator when she was 4 years old).
Her aptitude for the French Horn quickly took her beyond the resources in her high school, and she began taking lessons at the Eastman School of Music under Morris Secon at the age of 15. She continued her education beyond high school, and earned her Bachelor's Degree in Music and Performer's Certificate in Horn from the Eastman School in 1964.
After playing with the New Orleans Symphony for a year, she returned to Rochester to continue her studies. During this time, she became more and more interested in instrument repair, ultimately making it her vocation and the Horn her avocation. She died, a victim of cancer, on January 8, 1988.
Nancy Joy - International Symposium Coordinator
Aliyah Danielle - Editor/Coordinator, IHS Online Music Library
Benjamin Lieser - Awards and Competitions Coordinator
Brent Shires - Regional Workshop Coordinator
Randall Faust - Coordinator, IHS Composition Contest
Lin Baird - Coordinator, IHS Thesis Lending Library
Randall Faust - Meir Rimon Commissioning Assistance Fund
USA Area Representative Coordinator: Jennifer Sholtis, jennifer.sholtis@tamuk.edu
Interested in becoming an Area Representative for your state? See the and (must be logged in current member to access).
The most recent Area Representative annual reports can be folder downloaded here.

| NorthEast Team | |
|---|---|
| Facebook Page | |
| CT | Emily Boyer, emilymboyer@gmail.com |
| MA | OPEN |
| MD | Justin Drew, justindrew43@gmail.com |
| ME | MargieLandis, mflandis@gmail.com |
| NH | OPEN |
| NJ | OPEN |
| NY | Alan Orloff, aorloff1@yahoo.com |
| OH | OPEN |
| PA | Rebecca Dodson Webster, rdodsonw@mansfield.edu |
| RI | OPEN |
| VT | OPEN |
| SouthEast Team Team Leader: Benjamin Lieser, benjamin.lieser@ucf.edu | |
|---|---|
| Facebook Page | |
| AL | Brenda Luchsinger, bluchsinger@alasu.edu |
| DC | Tobi Cisin, patcisin@sprynet.com |
| DE | Heidi Lucas, born2horn@aol.com |
| FL | Benjamin Lieser, benjamin.lieser@ucf.edu |
| GA | Jean Martin-Williams, jfmartin@uga.edu |
| KY | Melanie Kjellsen, Melanie.Kjellsen@uky |
| MS | Matthew Haislip, matthaislip@hotmail.com |
| NC | Travis Bennett, tbennett@email.wcu.edu |
| SC | Tyler Goodwin, thgoodwinproductions@gmail.com |
| TN | Katie Johnson-Webb, kjohn138@utk.edu |
| VA | Amy Horn, afhorn@aol.com |
| WV | Albert Houde, albert.houde@mail.wvu.edu |
| NorthWest Team Team Leader: Bill Scharnberg, hornprof@gmail.com | |
|---|---|
| Facebook Page | |
| AK | OPEN |
| ID | Jason Johnston, jjohnston@uidaho.edu |
| MT | William Scharnberg, hornprof@gmail.com |
| OR | OPEN |
| WA | Mike Simpson frenchornjazz@gmail.com |
| WY | William Scharnberg, hornprof@gmail.com |
| MidNorth Team Team Leader: Jena Gardner, gardner.jena@gmail.com | |
|---|---|
| Facebook Page | |
| IA | Katy Ambrose, katy-ambrose@uiowa.edu |
| IL | Jena Gardner, gardner.jena@gmail.com |
| IN | Zach Cooper, zacooper@butler.edu |
| MI | OPEN |
| MN | Bob Olsen, icepalacebob@gmail.com |
| ND | Deanna Carpenter, deanna_robin@yahoo.com |
| NE | Jacqueline Mattingly, jgekstra@hotmail.com |
| SD | Amy Laursen, adlaursen@gmail.com |
| WI | OPEN |
| MidSouth Team Team Leader: Eldon Matlick, ematlick@ou.edu | |
|---|---|
| Facebook Page | |
| AR | OPEN |
| KS | Jeb Wallace, jeb.wallace@gmail.com |
| LA | Alexis Sczepanik, absczepanik@gmail.com |
| MO | Lisa Casey, lisacasey@missouristate.edu |
| OK | Eldon Matlick, ematlick@ou.edu |
| TX - North | OPEN |
| TX - South | OPEN |
| SouthWest Team Team Co-Coordinators: Sonja Reynolds, sonjahornteacher@gmail.com Martha Sharpe, frhornmom@1791.com | |
|---|---|
| Facebook page | |
| AZ | Martha Sharpe, frhornmom@1791.com |
| CAs | Doug Hall, classichorn@gmail.com |
| CAn | Daniel Wood, info@quadre.org |
| CO | Daniel Nebel, dannebel@gmail.com |
| HI | OPEN |
| NM | OPEN |
| NV | OPEN |
| UT | Sonja Reynolds, sonjahornteacher@gmail.com |
Individuals selected for the Punto Award shall have made a major contribution at the regional or national level to the art of horn playing. This contribution can be in any of a variety of areas, such as performance, teaching, research, or service to the IHS. The international workshop host or any Advisory Council member can nominate individuals for this honor, and selection will be by majority vote of the Advisory Council. Punto Award recipients receive a congratulatory letter and a certificate.
The award is named for Giovanni Punto (1746-1803).
2013 Jack Covert, Michael Hernon
2014 Michael Thompson, Christopher Larkin
2015 David Duke, Alan Robinson
2016 W. Peter Kurau
2017 Marcus Bonna
2018 John Ericson, Randy Gardner, Richard Seraphinoff 2019 Jeroen Billiet, Anneke Scott, Claude Maury
2020 John Cox
2021 Christoph Eß, Israel Oliveira
2022 Frøydis Ree Wekre, Kristina Mascher-Turner, Jonathan Luxton, Bohdan Sebestik
2023 Guy Carmichael, Jean Gaudreault, John Zirbel
2024 André Cazalet, Susan McCullough
2025 Xiao-Ming Han, Sören Hermansson, Greg Hustis
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| Presidents past and present together at IHS 48 in Ithaca. Standing, l to r: Randy Faust and Bill Scharnberg. Seated: Jeff Nelsen, Jeff Snedeker and Frank Lloyd. |
Their dedication to and vision for the IHS has brought us to where we are today. Please note that the years of service below indicate the years that each President was presiding over international horn symposiums; each term actually started mid year the year before that indicated below (at the end of the workshop).
| Barry Tuckwell | 1971-1977, 1993-1994 |
| Doug Hill | 1978-1980 |
| Paul Anderson | 1981-1983 |
| James Winter | 1984-1985 |
| Mason Jones | 1986-1987 |
| Randy Faust | 1988-1990 |
| William Scharnberg | 1991-1992 |
| Nancy Cochran | 1995-1998 |
| Frøydis Ree Wekre | 1999-2000 |
| Virginia Thompson | 2001-2002 |
| Johnny Pherigo | 2003-2004 |
| Frank Lloyd | 2005-2006, 2011-2014 |
| Jeffrey Snedeker | 2007-2010, 2017-2018 |
| Jeff Nelsen | 2015-2016 |
| Andrew Pelletier | 2019-2021 |
| Radegundis Feitosa | 2021-2024 |
Thumbnail biographies of selected, significant horn players, teachers and makers of the past.
For biographies of players, teachers, and horn makers who have been elected IHS Honorary Members, see IHS Honorary Members, and for important regional honorees, see Punto Recipients.