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Published: 12 May 2013

Concert Highlights Movements of Mozart’s Symphony No. 25 conducted by Riccardo Muti, CSO Music Director Performances by the CSO Horns and CSO Brass Mass horn choir performance of the Adagietto from Mahler’s Fifth Symphony

To colleagues and former students of Dale Clevenger, we warmly invite you to a special concert with Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Dale Clevenger Celebration Concert As part of our celebration of his career as principal horn, you are invited to volunteer to perform the Adagietto from Mahler’s Fifth Symphony with members of the CSO horn section, arranged for mass horn choir Monday, June 10, 2013, 7:30PM at Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center, 220 S Michigan Ave, Chicago IL For those who wish to perform in the mass horn choir, a rehearsal will take place earlier that day Space is limited: Click Here to RSVP Please respond by May 20, 2013, 12pm Central Each guest must register separately. An email confirming your ticket and place in the horn choir (if applicable) will be sent by Monday, May 27th. This concert is not open to the general public.

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Published: 29 April 2013

The 2nd Japan Horn Competition 2013, sponsored by the Japan Horn Society, under the auspices of Showa University of Music,
at Showa University of Music Yuri Hall

http://www.tosei-showa-music.ac.jp/

Competition schedule:
August 28 and 29 First Round
September 1 Second Round
September 3 Final Round

Entry is open to all nationalities for those who are under 40-years old as of September 3, 2013 (born on or after September 4, 1973).

Registration is invited to use an application form avaiiable in on our website: http://jhs.horn.jp and submit to the following address:

JAPAN HORN SOCIETY
Pro Arte Musicae – Application
1-20-14-5F Otowa, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-0013 Japan

Application accepted from April 15 through July 16, 2013.

Entry fee :
- 30,000 yen for general participants
- 25,000 yen for members of the Japan Horn Society

Please feel free to contact Japan Horn Competition 2013 Pro Arte Musicae tel: 03-3943-6677 for more details.

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Published: 10 March 2013

A new piece, "Three Portraits" by Kerry Turner, has been added to the IHS Online Music Sales.

Kerry Turner's new solo for unaccompanied horn was commissioned by the Japan Horn Soceity as a contest piece for their 2013 solo competition. Each of the three movements is a musical portrait of a different historically-significant figure: Sharabat Gula, J.S. Bach, and King Ludwig II. The performer is encouraged to search for images of each figure on the internet in order to better understand the character of each movement.

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Published: 12 February 2013

The IHS Bylaws state “The three nominees receiving the largest number of votes shall be declared elected.” This year only one nomination was received. In accordance with Robert’s Rules of Order §46, the Advisory Council (AC) of the International Horn Society has declared that the nominee has been elected by acclamation (see biography below).

Read more: Advisory Council Members Election

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Published: 29 January 2013

Two new title from Sy Brandon have been added to IHS Online Music Sales.

Mozart – Rondo from Concerto No. 3, arr. for brass quintet by Sy Brandon
This is a fun and clever arrangement of the Rondo from Mozart's well-known Horn Concerto No. 3. It makes a great horn feature on any brass quintet performance.

Brandon, Sy – Suite for horn and piano
The Suite for horn and piano is an approachable and musically satisfying contemporary horn solo. It is written at the Grade 3 (high-school or early undergraduate) level. It makes a great introductory piece to contemporary horn repertoire.

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Published: 17 January 2013

In addition to the large ensemble that will perform the Star Spangled Banner for the Memphis Redbirds baseball game at the banquet, three large participant ensembles will perform on Saturday afternoon alongside Advisory Council members, officers and special soloists.

One of the ensembles will team up with the professional horn quartet Quadre, two alphorn soloists, soprano Mary Wilson and two percussionists to present the world premiere of Robert Patterson's "The Noble Calling." This piece was commissioned by IHS 45.

Another large participant ensemble, to be conducted by Dr. Randall Faust, will perform Dr. Faust's MEMOIRS AND SOUVENIRS--A Concerto for Horn Octet and Horn Choir. An all-star octet of Advisory Council members and Contributing Artists will be soloists for this work.

The third participant ensemble will be joined by a rhythm section and the winner(s) of the jazz solo competition to play a jazz/fusion/rock/pop oriented program, conducted by Dr. Eldon Matlick of the University of Oklahoma.

Anyone interested in performing in any of the three special large ensembles should check the appropriate box on the registration form. More informaiton on the 45th International Horn Symposium can be found on the symposium website.