New Addition to Online Music Library
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Diversions for Brass Trio was sketched in the spring of 1980 as a compositional exercise to explore the medium made standard by Francis Poulenc's Sonata for Horn, Trumpet and Trombone. Like that milestone piece, Diversions is neoclassical and at times whimsical. The completed sketch was set aside until 1989, when a few revisions were made, and the work was premiered at The University of Louisiana at Monroe (then Northeast Louisiana University) in April of that year by the Chamber Arts Trio.
Diversions consists of five movements. The first, "Statement", presents a bold motive that is then developed imitatively. It becomes a cyclic theme for the work. As the title implies, Diversions is meant to be used "as needed," that is, as a concert work in its entirety or broken into smaller units where that application would be desirable. The level of difficulty is such that it would lend itself to student performances as well as those by professionals.
2012 Symposium Dates and Venue
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JWQP Winner
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The Joint Wind Quintet Project has been created by the IHS, the ICA (International Clarinet Association), the IDRS (International Double Reed Society) and the NFA (National Flute Association) to foster the creation of new works for the chamber combination which unites the four organizations: the wind quintet. After over a year of negotiations to bring the four organizations into agreement on the shape and form of this joint endeavour, the JWQP took the form of a competition to commission a new wind quintet. This competition was announced world-wide in the fall of 2010, recieving entries of over seventy contestants.
The four judges in representation of each of the societies have announced the winner: Lansing McLoskey of Miami Florida.
Mr. McLoskey will write a wind quintet which will be premiered in 2012 at each of the instrumental society's conventions. This new work will be between 12 and 16 minutes long.
The four premieres will be highlighted as important concerts at the four conventions.
The dates and places of the four premieres:
International Double Reed Society - Miami University in Oxford, Ohio Dates TBA
International Horn Society - University of North Texas in Denton, Texas / 15-19 of May
International Clarinet Association - Lincoln, Nebraska / 1-5 of August
National Flute Association - Las Vegas , Nevada / 9-12 of August
The judges for the competition were:
Mariam Adam - ICA
Peter Bacchus - NFA
Joseph Ognibene - IHS
John Steinmetz - IDRS
Music & Book reviews added to Horn Call Indexes
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Hawkins Scholarship Winner Announced
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The winner of the 2011 Jon Hawkins Memorial Scholarship is Sally Prodrebarac. Sally will perform the first movement of the first Strauss concerto on the opening concert of the 2011 symposium. Judges for the Hawkins Scholarhsip were Peter Luff, Michelle Stebleton, John Ericson, Geoff Winter and Susan McCullough.
Barry Tuckwell Scholarship Winner Announced
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The winner of the 2011 Barry Tuckwell Scholarship is John Geiger. Judges were Barry Tuckwell, Michael Hatfield and Frank Lloyd.
Paul Mansur Scholarship Winners Announced
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Winners of the 2011 Paul Mansur Scholarship are John Geiger & Amber Dean. Judges for this scholarship were William Scharnberg, chair, Michael Hatfield and Marilyn Bone Kloss. The prize for the Paul Mansur Scholarship is a lesson with a Featured Artist or Advisory Council member.
