Just a note to let you all know that I am becoming a dealer of Stork and Laskey mouthpieces. Watch for them soon!
Also, Bonna cases have begun arriving again! Look at the Marcus Bonna page to see if the model you want is in stock.
Charlie Schleuter, former principal trumpet of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, will be giving a recital on May 11th. Visit http://www.springstep.org for more information.
IMPROVISATION WORKSHOP FOR HORN PLAYERS
Friday July 11th to Sunday July 13th, 2008
Heath, Franklin County, Massachusetts
with
John Clark and Jeffrey Agrell
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The Second Annual Improvisation Workshop for Horn Players will be held
July 2008 in the rural and scenic town of Heath, located in northwestern Massachusetts. The event will be directed by John Clark and Jeff Agrell.
The cost of the workshop is $200 and enrollment will be limited to 25 participants. (The fee includes lunch on Saturday and Sunday.)
The workshop will provide an introduction to improvisation, both jazz (Clark) and non-jazz (Agrell), for traditionally trained horn players. It is open to all horn players and no improvisation experience is necessary. Planned for each day are workshop sessions plus informal “concerts.” A preliminary outline of the schedule is HERE (available April 11th) so check back often to see what has been added. We would also like you to enjoy the beauty of the area, and we are planning some (optional) “fun” events as well.
John Clark is Horn professor at SUNY Purchase and author of “Exercises for Jazz French Horn.” He will lead the jazz sessions. These will alternate with the non-jazz sessions led by Jeff Agrell and Evan Mazunik. Jeff is Horn professor at the University of Iowa and author of “Improvisation Games for Classical Musicians.” Evan is a well-known improvising pianist and Soundpainting conductor.
We’re looking forward to having the workshop in Heath. Summer is the perfect time to visit this small Massachusetts “hilltown” just south of Vermont.
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For more details, please email
John Clark (john@hmmusic.com) or
Jeff Agrell (jeffrey-agrell@uiowa.edu).
More detailed information will be posted here soon.
Check back often for updates!
Watch the Boston Red Sox home game opener… I’ll be there along with the Boston Pops Brass section… 
Tuesday 2:30pm. (P.S - the Yankees Suck)
PPS - If you’re looking at products you can now click on the ‘View Larger Image’ button and it now works! (Try it on the Alphorn just listed)
Beginning on April 1st I’m going to try to post a new product - every day! (Notice I said ‘Try’…) So, I’ll need your help. If you know of products that I should be carrying - email me! Tell me!
Those of you who have been (patiently) waiting for the MB5’s and MB7’s - they’re in!
If anyone wants a custom color - contact me this coming week as I’ll be placing a new master order.
DON’T be fooled by shops who can’t sell Original Bonna Cases. These companies sell the Chinese Import cases instead (without mentioning that they’re made in China… ). Do you want to trust your horn to their claim that the Chinese ‘copies have everything the Bonna’s do - except the price?’ If you’ve seen the Chinese horns, you’ll know how the quality of those products is not in the same ball park!
Also, Spike (Lowell Shaw) has done it again. Volume 10 of the famous Fripperies series is hot off the press, and available NOW. I have a limited number of copies for immediate shipping. Be the first quartet in the area to play them!
The Eli Epstein Horn Intensive is an experiential workshop for advanced French Horn students, ages 16 and up. This six-day intensive, runs from June 9 through June 14.
More information is at this link: Eli Epstein’s Horn Intensive!
I’m pleased to announce that Pope Instrument Repair has been chosen by the New York Philharmonic to consign their set of 4 Alexander Wagner Tuben. (2 in F, and 2 in Bb - all 4 valve configurations). These are all in very good condition, and I would like to sell them as a set.
Talk to your Orchestra! Remember, they can rent them out and have them pay for themselves.
Pictures will be posted soon in the ‘Store’ section of the site.
GO TO THE Southeast Horn Workshop February 15-17!! I’ll be there with plenty of music, horns, and cd’s. This is the largest workshop outside of the International one.
The Northeast Workshop is March 14-16 at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY. This is a fabulous city (I spend much of my summer there with the Lake George Opera Festival) I will be giving a workshop on how to go about ‘buying a horn’!
The 40th International Horn Symposium is in Denver from July 22nd-27th at the Lamont School of Music. This will be THE event to go to, as it has not been in the U.S. for the last few years. I will be hosting a workshop called ‘What’s in a Name’ - and trust me,,, it’ll open your eyes to your own preconceptions!
The 6th Lugano Horn Workshop, featuring guest artists Frank Lloyd and Kazimierz Machala, will be held at the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana in Lugano, Switzerland, July 6-12, 2008. Participants will cover solo and orchestral repertoire and horn ensemble playing in master classes, group lessons, and horn ensembles. The workshop is open to all hornists, and ensembles will be formed based on experience and individual abilities. Instructors include David Johnson, Professor of Horn at the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana and founding member of the American Horn Quartet; Frank Lloyd, horn soloist and Professor of Horn at the Folkwang-Hochschule in Essen, Germany; Kazimierz Machala, composer and Professor of Horn at the University of Illinois in Champaign, IL; Sandro Ceccarelli, assistant horn instructor at the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana and principal hornist of the Verdi Orchestra di Milano, and Andreas Kamber, Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana and Bern Chamber Orchestra. Visit the American Horn Quartet website, http://www.hornquartet.com, or email Heather Pettit-Johnson at hephorn@yahoo.com for further information.
The 2nd Annual American Horn Quartet Summer Workshop will be held in Daytona Beach FL July 28-August 3, 2008. Join the AHQ for a week of intensive horn study and fun in the sun. Participants will attend master classes, group lessons, participate in ensembles and perform in concerts with the AHQ at Daytona Beach College and around the town. The workshop is open to all hornists. Ensembles will be formed based on experience and individual abilities. Instructors are David Johnson, Charles Putnam, Kerry Turner and Geoffrey Winter; other instructors may be added. See http://www.hornquartet.com or email Heather Pettit-Johnson at hephorn@yahoo.com for more information.
I’m slowly getting this site looking how I’d like it to be! I’ve just added a new section on the left called Horn Rescources - where you can read (and soon see) how to pack your horn, and you can print out a PDF file on horn upkeep.
PLEASE WRITE REVIEWS for products you are familiar with! It helps out other customers!
New music and cd’s added daily in the Store section of the site!