The Western Hornist, College of Fine Arts and Communication

2008-2009 International Horn Society Advisory Council

The work of the International Horn Society Advisory Council and its staff provides the ongoing institutional infrastructure of the Society and its Symposia. These include but are not limited to hosting and operating the ongoing competitions, as well as ceremonial, historical, and celebratory programs important to the work of the Horn Society. Many members of the Horn Society's Advisory Council will be actively involved in the activities of the 41^st Symposium. Some of them will include the hosting and adjudicating of the Solo Competition and the Dorothy Frizelle Mock Orchestral Auditions, Horn Ensemble performances on featured concerts and some special presentations listed below. Also, many of the contributions of these members have taken place before the Symposium, or will be "behind the scenes" at the Symposium. We appreciate and look forward to the many contributions of these distinguished leaders of the Horn Society.

Jeffrey Agrell, University of Iowa

Professor Agrell will present ongoing sessions on Classical Improvisation-- and will conduct a Soundpainting Ensemble on the Final Concert.

John Q. Ericson, Arizona State University

Dr. Ericson's interest in unique instruments will be highlighted in a special recital Performance as well as a session on "Instruments–That Your Teacher Never Told You About!"

Peter Hoefs, Musikhochschule Stuttgart, Tübingen Musikschule, Germany

Nancy Joy, I.H.S. Symposium Coordinator, New Mexico State University

Professor Joy will present the world premiere of Matthew Saunders composition— South Africa for Horn and Marimba.

Susan McCullough, University of Denver

Professor McCullough will perform the Serenade for Horn and Piano by Paul Basler.

Joseph Ognibene, Iceland Symphony

Heather Pettit-Johnson, I.H.S. Newsletter Editor, Educator, Switzerland

Pasi Pihlaja, Tapiola Sinfonietta, Finland

Nozomu Segawa, Nippon Sport Science University and Freelance Performer, Japan

Professor Segawa will lead a presentation by the Japan Horn Society.

Jeffrey Snedeker, I.H.S. President, Central Washington University

President Snedeker will present a special session on Contemporary Music for Natural Horn—as well as performing on the presentation of new works by Lowell Shaw.

Michelle Stebleton, Florida State University

Professor Stebleton has been active in the International Horn Society since her days as a student—and was a prize winner in the International Horn Society's competition at the 1987 Symposium. As a distinguished hornist and teacher, she continues to be very active. Her presentations at the 41^st International Horn Symposium will include clinics on Fingering Wizardry for the Double, Descant and Triple Horns, The Warm-ups of Louis Stout, and a special Performance with colleague Lisa Bontrager: as the Horn Duo: Mirror Image.

Jonathan Stoneman, I.H.S. Secretary, Journalist, trainer and freelance player, Devon UK

Jonathan will make special presentations featuring historic recordings of hornists—including those of the late Dennis Brain.

David Thompson, I.H. S. Vice-President, Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Escuela Superior de Música de Cataluña

In 1989, at the International Horn Symposium in Munich, David Thompson was the winner of the I.H.S. Solo Competition. One of the pieces he performed then was Venatic Chronicle by his father—Professor Bruce Thompson. Professor Thompson is himself a longtime supporter of the Horn Society–regularly seen at the exhibit table for Thompson Edition. The 41^st International Horn Symposium is thrilled to present I.H.S. Vice-President David Thompson in a twentieth-anniversary performance of Bruce Thompson's Venatic Chronicle

William VerMeulen, Houston Symphony, Rice University

In 1980, one of the highlights of the International Horn Workshop was the winning performance on the Solo Competition by William VerMuelen. This year, we will be treated to a performance of a work commissioned by this former competition winner—Steamboat Stomp for Horn and Piano by Robert Weirich.

Geoffrey Winter, Beethoven Orchestra Bonn, American Horn Quartet

International Horn Society Staff

Heidi Vogel, Executive Secretary, Lanai City, Hawaii
William Scharnberg, Editor, The Horn Call, The University of North Texas
Marilyn Bone Kloss, Assistant Editor, Concord, Massachusetts
Dan Phillips, Website Manager, The University of Memphis
Paul Austin, Advertising Agent, Grand Rapids, Michigan