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The 7th Lugano Horn Workshop will be held at the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana in Lugano, Switzerland, July 5-11, 2009. 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. 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; Norwegian horn solist and professor Froydis Ree Wekre; Alejandro Nunez, principal horn of the Basel Symphony; Sandro Ceccarelli, Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana and principal hornist of the Verdi Orchestra di Milano; and Andreas Kamber, Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana and principal horn of the Bern Chamber Orchestra. Visit www.horncamps.com or email Heather Pettit-Johnson at hephorn@yahoo.com for further information.

The 3rd Annual Horn Ensemble Summer Workshop at Daytona Beach (formerly the American Horn Quartet Summer Workshop) will be held in Daytona Beach FL July 26-August 1, 2009. Join David Johnson, founding member of the American Horn Quartet, Charles Putnam of the American Horn Quartet, Kazimierz Machala from the University of Illinois and Paul Basler from the University of Florida, for a week of intensive horn ensemble study. Participants will attend master classes, lessons, participate in ensembles and perform in concerts at Daytona State College and around the town. The workshop is open hornists of all age. Plan to attend with your own ensemble or join an ensemble in Daytona based on your experience and abilities. Guest artists who can help build your ensemble skills will be named throughout the year. Check the IHS website www.horncamps.com or email Heather Pettit-Johnson at hephorn@yahoo.com for more information.