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!
In the STORE section of the site I have now added the ability for customers to write reviews of products. If you own any of the cd’s or other things that I sell please feel free to take the time to help others out and let them know what you think! There is now a section for the newly listed horns! (there are many to add this week!). Stay warm! Ken
Welcome to the Shop! This is different than the Pope Repair Store - where you will find all the cds, horns, music, and other assorted ‘toys’ you never thought you needed. The link to the ‘Store‘ is in the upper left hand corner of our site (or you can simply click on the word Store‘!). Marcus Bonna Cases have begun trickling in - AND, 3 or 4 Geyers are due here soon! Thanks
Ken
2 New entries in the Horn Ensemble world… The Berlin Philharmonic Horn section’s new CD called ‘Opera’ which has an ‘extra’ track at the end…
The American Horn Quartet has a new CD ‘Myths and Legends’ -
Check both cd’s out at the Pope Repair Storefront