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Published: 13 March 2014

“Once Upon a Time – A Lullaby for Horns” by Joel Ratner has been added to the IHS Online Music Sales

“Once Upon a Time” received its premier performance by the Suffolk County Horn Club at the SCMEA Day of Horn Festival (NY) in January 2014. The sweet, childlike melodic theme is supported with majestic harmonies and an interesting rhythmic structure, all exploiting the lyrical beauty of the horn. Equally appealing for a quartet or larger ensemble, the ballad offers optional harp/keyboard and chime accompaniment parts. The composition is an engaging addition to any concert or recital program.

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Published: 13 February 2014

Rules and procedures for the 2014 IHS Composition Contest have been announced by Dr. Randall Faust, contest coordinator, and can be see at http://www.hornsociety.org/about-the-ihs/composition-projects/composition-contest.

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Published: 09 February 2014

Voices of the Sea is a pair of works for horn and chorus, “Sound of the Sea” on a poem by Longfellow, and “All the Sea Sang” on a poem of Emma Lazarus. The first is meditative, based almost entirely on a 6-note scale, and the second is a high energy composition, ecstatic and upbeat at the end.

These new additions to the Online Music Sales can be found at http://www.hornsociety.org/marketplace/online-library#!/~/product/category=0&id=33584464

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Published: 31 January 2014

Elections for 2014 are now under way. Issues include election of Advisory Council members and a proposed change to the IHS bylaws. All current members of the IHS are eligible to vote, either online OR by the postcard that is enclosed in the February issue of The Horn Call, but NOT both. Members must log in to their IHS account to vote online. See the front page of the website for more information and a link to the ballot. Voting ends at Midnight, Hawaii time (UTC -10) on April 15.

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Published: 16 January 2014

Diana Cefalo – Ten Solos for the Beginning to Intermediate Horn Player

This collection is designed to provide a creative resource of original solos for the beginning to intermediate horn player. The pieces begin with a limited range for the beginning player and progress in level of difficulty as the collection continues to further the technical development of the student. Each solo comes with a recording of the piano accompaniment. The accompaniments are imaginative and designed to help make those first solos sound great!

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Published: 19 December 2013

Two new works by Robert Ward, Principal Horn of the San Francisco Symphony, have been added to the IHS Online Music Sales.

Ward, Robert – Small Serenade for horn, violin, viola, and cello

The Short Serenade is an unpretentious, fun, not too difficult work for Horn and String Trio. It has a somewhat Hindemith-like feel to it, and might be a nice addition to a program that would also include the Mozart Quintet. Very listenable and charming.

Ward, Robert – Thirty Etudes for Stopped Horn

To my knowledge, this is the first book of etudes to specifically target stopped horn playing. They are in many different styles, and provide opportunity for working on stopped horn in different registers, dynamics, and characters. Also there are varying ways of denoting stopped horn, so the player gets used to what those markings mean. They gradually get more difficult as the book progresses.