Recent Events
WESTERN HORNIST JOHN REEM won two spots on the annual Western Illinois University Concerto Concert — February 29, 2008. John will be performing the Concertino by Lars-Erik Larsson with the orchestra. In addition, he will be joined by Western Hornists Robert Palmer, Amber Dean, and Colin Brien for a performance of the first movement of Robert Schumann’s Konzertstück für vier hörner und orchester, Op. 86
Recent Recording Reviewed!
Andrew Pelletier — MSR 1168 CELEBRATION
This past year, the Compact Disc: "Celebration: The Horn Music of Randall Faust was released on MSR Classics: Among the reviews received, the following should be noted:
"Faust's music as presented here searches into the unfathomable, and unable to be articulated in words, realms of what moves us. In this release, he has struck, as far as I am concerned, a proverbial chord, and the result is both joyful and celebratory.
Hornist Andrew Pelletier is phenomenal .... he is undeniably in tune with what he plays, and Faust provides him a fine showcase. As for the sound on this release, it is in all ways effective .... the organ pedals actually pushed my 800-horsepower sound system almost to its limits, but did so cleanly and with no distortion whatsoever."
Fanfare ~ July / August 2007
"It's hard to decide whether one should be more impressed by the adventurous but lyrical writing of Randall Faust, or by the virtuosic but tasteful playing of the young Andrew Pelletier. Both are very impressive, and this disc is a delight -- one that should find a place in the collection of any library supporting a brass curriculum." CD Library Hot List, April 2007
This recording includes the following compositions by Randall Faust:
The featured hornist is ANDREW PELLETIER — Grand Prize Winner of the American Horn Competition (2001), Horn Professor at Bowling Green State University, and featured artist at the First Western Illinois Horn Festival. Collaborating with Dr. Pelletier is Western Illinois pianist and Coordinator of Accompanying Jason Aquila, harpsichordist and Emeritus Music Professor Hyung Ja Kim, and organist Brian Rotz of St. Mark's Episcopal Church of Toledo, Ohio.
CELEBRATION MSR CD 1168 is available online from various sources including msrcd.com.
Recent Performances
Selected Performances by members of the Western Illinois Horn Studio
On October 27, 2007, Western Hornists John Reem and Katy Massa participated in the Collegiate Artist Competition of the Music Teachers National Association. John was named the Alternate winner for the State of Illinois’s Brass Division and Katy was awarded an Honorable Mention.
In July, Western Hornists Colin Brien, Amber Dean, Robert Palmer, and John Reem traveled to Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio to participate in the International Horn Competiton of America.
Randall Faust-Sabbatical Tour
January 27-28, 2007
Randall Faust –Guest Artist at Sacramento Horn Day
Sacramento State University
Feb. 13, 2007
Convocation Lecture and Performance of Randall Faust's
Concerto for Horn and Wind Ensemble
By Brent Shires, hornist, University of Central Arkansas.
March 23-25, 2007
MidSouth Horn Conference, University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music.
April 20-21, 2007
Alabama All-State Band Festival
Auburn University, Alabama — Premiere of Auburn Echoes for Symphonic Band.
April 23-25, 2007
Master Class presentations at Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio
April 28-29, 2007
University of Arizona — Tucson
Including a Premiere of the new Horn Ensemble Composition by Randall E. Faust "MEMOIRS" and "SOURVENIRS".
May 8, 2007
Freedom High School, Orlando, Florida
Premiere of Randall Faust’s SUITE for BAND.
For more information contact:
Randall Faust
The Western Hornist, School of Music
College of Fine Arts and Communication
Western Illinois University
1 University Circle
126A Browne Hall, Macomb, Illinois 61455-1390
Phone: 309/298-1300
Fax: 309/298-1968
Email: RE-Faust@wiu.edu
Recent Recording Reviewed!
Andrew Pelletier — MSR 1168 CELEBRATION
This past year, the Compact Disc: "Celebration: The Horn Music of Randall Faust was released on MSR Classics: Among the reviews received, the following should be noted:
"Faust's music as presented here searches into the unfathomable, and unable to be articulated in words, realms of what moves us. In this release, he has struck, as far as I am concerned, a proverbial chord, and the result is both joyful and celebratory.
Hornist Andrew Pelletier is phenomenal .... he is undeniably in tune with what he plays, and Faust provides him a fine showcase. As for the sound on this release, it is in all ways effective .... the organ pedals actually pushed my 800-horsepower sound system almost to its limits, but did so cleanly and with no distortion whatsoever."
Fanfare ~ July / August 2007
"It's hard to decide whether one should be more impressed by the adventurous but lyrical writing of Randall Faust, or by the virtuosic but tasteful playing of the young Andrew Pelletier. Both are very impressive, and this disc is a delight -- one that should find a place in the collection of any library supporting a brass curriculum." CD Library Hot List, April 2007
This recording includes the following compositions by Randall Faust:
- Horn Call for Horn and Electronic Media
- Concerto for Horn and Wind Ensemble
- Call and Response for Solo Horn
- Three English Folk Songs for Horn and Piano
- Rondo for Horn and Piano (1997)
- Declamation: Fantasy Variations for Horn and Harpsichord
- Meditation for Horn and Organ
- Celebration for Horn and Organ
- Fantasy on "Von Himmel Hoch" for Horn and Organ
- Sesquicentennial Prelude
- Festive Processional for Horn and Organ
The featured hornist is ANDREW PELLETIER — Grand Prize Winner of the American Horn Competition (2001), Horn Professor at Bowling Green State University, and featured artist at the First Western Illinois Horn Festival. Collaborating with Dr. Pelletier is Western Illinois pianist and Coordinator of Accompanying Jason Aquila, harpsichordist and Emeritus Music Professor Hyung Ja Kim, and organist Brian Rotz of St. Mark's Episcopal Church of Toledo, Ohio.
CELEBRATION MSR CD 1168 is available online from various sources including msrcd.com.
Recent Performances
Selected Performances by members of the Western Illinois Horn Studio
On October 27, 2007, Western Hornists John Reem and Katy Massa participated in the Collegiate Artist Competition of the Music Teachers National Association. John was named the Alternate winner for the State of Illinois’s Brass Division and Katy was awarded an Honorable Mention.
In July, Western Hornists Colin Brien, Amber Dean, Robert Palmer, and John Reem traveled to Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio to participate in the International Horn Competiton of America.
Randall Faust-Sabbatical Tour
January 27-28, 2007
Randall Faust –Guest Artist at Sacramento Horn Day
Sacramento State University
Feb. 13, 2007
Convocation Lecture and Performance of Randall Faust's
Concerto for Horn and Wind Ensemble
By Brent Shires, hornist, University of Central Arkansas.
March 23-25, 2007
MidSouth Horn Conference, University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music.
April 20-21, 2007
Alabama All-State Band Festival
Auburn University, Alabama — Premiere of Auburn Echoes for Symphonic Band.
April 23-25, 2007
Master Class presentations at Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio
April 28-29, 2007
University of Arizona — Tucson
Including a Premiere of the new Horn Ensemble Composition by Randall E. Faust "MEMOIRS" and "SOURVENIRS".
May 8, 2007
Freedom High School, Orlando, Florida
Premiere of Randall Faust’s SUITE for BAND.
For more information contact:
Randall Faust
The Western Hornist, School of Music
College of Fine Arts and Communication
Western Illinois University
1 University Circle
126A Browne Hall, Macomb, Illinois 61455-1390
Phone: 309/298-1300
Fax: 309/298-1968
Email: RE-Faust@wiu.edu