International Horn Day Newsletter

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Southern Ontario Edition

May 2014

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Toronto International Horn Day, March 30th: A GREAT SUCCESS A full day of activities was held at the Lakeshore Campus at Humber College and there were over 250 participants. Many said they would like Horn Day to be held at Humber in the future because of the great facilities and convenient location. Ron George, our Artistic Director led the morning warm-up on stage, and Janet Anderson, Neil Spaulding and Joan Watson comprised the jury for the Mock Audition and follow-up session. Congratulations to the mock audition winner of $250: Matt Berliner! The runner-up was Natalie Worden. The $250 Horn Day Service Award was presented to Natalie Worden for her significant contributions to the planning and success of our event. The winner of the IHD logo contest was Alex Willms. His logo is featured at the top of this newsletter.

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Toronto Symphony Horn Section Selfie Members of the Toronto Symphony (and guests) take a photograph to celebrate the end of a great day! We were lucky to have each member play one of the solo parts in our Mass Horn version of Zadok the Priest.

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Several of Gary Pattison’s arrangements were played both in the concert and the reading session with Melba Lui, which were challenging and fun! There were two Wagner Tuben for the “petting zoo” courtesy of University of Toronto, and COC members Scott Wevers and Bardhyl Gjevori shared their expertise with all who wanted to try out an instrument. The student ensemble as well as the Advanced Horn Ensemble were led by Joanna Grace. James MacDonald led the Jazz Horn Session, which was very well attended. The afternoon concert in the Lakeshore Auditorium involved the Advanced Horn Ensemble, professional groups, and university players from U of T, Laurier, Western, and the Glenn Gould School. We didn’t see as many community horn groups this year, but hope that people will organize themselves to be able to participate at the next event. Joan Watson received a plaque and a photo book at her Tribute presentation, and Gary Pattison and Ron George each received a gift of appreciation. Our grand finale was “Zadok the Priest” for 6 solo horns and massed ensemble. Thank you to the TSO horn section plus guests David Quackenbush and Erin Cooper-Gay for their fine solo playing.

Outside of the musical schedule, there was also a sponsor/vendor area. Peter Samuelson from Toronto and Daniel Twigg from Montreal displayed their horns and supplies, the Canadian Music Centre, Mississauga Symphony, GP Music Repair Services, Humber College, and Interprovincial Music Camp were on hand as well to network and support our event. Special thanks to Victor Szabo (videographer) and Greg Robinson (photographer) who helped capture the event. We will be putting together a short video of the event for the website this summer. The Silent Auction (coordinated by Elke Eble) was very popular and raised almost $700, which ultimately helped us to balance our budget. Thank you to everyone who participated in donating items and for bidding on them as well! The day was a success because of the contributions of many. We have a thriving community of horn players in southern Ontario.

We are looking into options for future events, and the possibility of holding an event in Toronto every other year, with various cities running their own events between the Toronto dates.

• Katie Toksoy Chair of the IHD Organizing Committee

Tribute to Joan Watson Joan Watson is Canada's foremost French horn soloist, principal horn, lecturer and educator. Joan is highly regarded as a consummate musician and skilled virtuoso. Her contribution across the country includes Principal Horn of the award winning Canadian Opera Orchestra, founding member of the prestigious True North Brass quintet, Associate Principal Horn for the Toronto Symphony Orchestra for 14 seasons, and Principal horn of the Esprit Orchestra, Victoria Symphony, Pacific Opera and Vancouver Opera orchestras.

Joan is frequently heard on CBC as a chamber musician and with New Music Concerts. As well you will hear her on numerous commercials, television shows and movie scores. "Songs My Mother Taught Me" is Joan's solo CD and is a wonderful collection of favourite soothing tunes. A member of the University of Toronto's faculty of music, Joan teaches horn and lectures on Performance Skills, audition preparation, practice tips, and creating a passionate and fulfilling life of music making.

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Upcoming Concerts The best part about being a horn player living in Southern Ontario is your proximity to a wide variety of ensembles and performances.

Don’t see your event on the list?

Send your submission to IHDnewsletter@gmail.com for our next issue!

Brass Blowout: Members of the Canadian Opera Company Brass Section Perform Wednesday, June 4th from 12:00-1:00pm Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre A free concert featuring antiphonal music by Giovanni Gabrieli, fanfares by Benjamin Britten and Paul Dukas, and rarely heard chamber gems showcasing the magnificent sonic richness of brass instruments in various combinations

by Paul Hindemith, Morten Lauridsen and the COC's own principal tuba, Scott Irvine.

TSO: Late Night: Shostakovich Symphony 5 Sat. Jun. 14, 2014 at 10:00 PM Roy Thomson Hall TSO Music Director Peter Oundjian leads the Orchestra in Shostakovich’s mighty Symphony No. 5, a powerfully emotive masterpiece so beloved that it ranks as his most popular symphony.

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Reverb Brass at Array Space Wednesday, June 25th at 7:30pm Array Space Featuring compositions by Oystein Baadsvik, Jan Bach, Bela Bartok, James Hesford, Alan Hovhaness and Andrew Rindfleish. Admission by donation.

Check out Reverb Brass on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/reverbbr ass

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Luminato Festival Music Mob Sunday, June 8th from 2:00-3:00pm Air Canada Centre Play Ravel’s “Bolero” alongside members of the Toronto Symphony and musicians from all over the GTA! http://luminatofestival.com/festival /2014/music-mob-2014

Hamilton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra 50th Anniversary Concert Sunday, June 15th at 4:00pm Hamilton Place On June 15, 2014, HPYO musicians, alumni, family, friends and Hamilton supporters will gather at Hamilton Place for a special celebratory concert. All alumni are encouraged to attend.

Barb (IHD Secretary) and Audrey (Second Horn of the TSO) at last year’s Music Mob!

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Youth Ensembles:

National Youth Orchestra of Canada Sunday, July 20th – Sunday, August 10th Cross-Canada Tour Brott Music Festival Thursday, June 19th – Thursday, August 14th Hamilton, Ontario Now entering its 27th season, the Brott Music Festival (est. 1988) is the largest non-profit orchestral music festival in Canada, and, the only festival with a full-time, professional orchestra-inresidence.

The Brott Music Festival is renowned for its extremely high artistic standard, world class soloists, its exuberant young orchestra and its eclectic mix of orchestral, chamber, jazz, pops and education concerts at various venues across Southern Ontario.

Members of the Academy horn section include: Julie Rochus, Jonathan Astley, Natalie Worden, and Anna Millan.

For more than fifty years, the National Youth Orchestra of Canada has enjoyed an iconic reputation as Canada’s orchestral finishing school, providing the most comprehensive and in-depth training program available to our country’s best young classical musicians. As the bridge between music education and a music career, NYOC trains well-rounded and skilled orchestral musicians who are able to thrive in a variety of performance environments.

Members of the NYOC horn section include: Carlie Bigelow, Peter Clark, Ryan Garbett, Emily Lair, Ali Nizamani, and Tina Shapero, and they will be coached by Gabe Radford of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. http://www.nyoc.org

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Upcoming Youth Orchestra Auditions: Toronto Youth Wind Orchestra Auditions: Sunday, September 14th St. Michael’s College School Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra Auditions: September 5th – 7th University of Toronto, Faculty of Music Possible repertoire for the upcoming season includes: Mahler Symphony No. 1 and Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4. Horn players will be coached by Harcus Hennigar of the University of Toronto - (Ret. Second Horn, Toronto Symphony Orchestra). http://tso.ca/en-ca/Youth-And-Education/TorontoSymphony-Youth-Orchestra/Auditions-And-

The TYWO organization offers two levels of ensembles: Symphonic Winds or the Wind Orchestra. Both foster a love of performing and give students a chance to work with famous musicians from around the world! (Past guests include: The Canadian Brass, The U.S. Army Herald Trumpets, Jens Lindemann, and Eric Whitacre, among others…) http://tywo.ca/how-to-join/audition-package/

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Moving Forward: International Horn Day – November 3rd At the Toronto International Horn Day follow up meeting, it was agreed to promote November 3, St.Hubert’s Day (Patron Saint of the Hunt), as the day every year when horns can be heard in performance all around the world, with concerts big and small. We want to work with the International Horn Society to make this happen, and collect information and photos from groups who have participated as well. Do you have a group that will set up a lunchtime concert or a flash mob? Let us know!

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On March 2nd, Ronald George, Principal horn of Orchestra London, performed Howard Cable’s piece “Point Pelee”.

His performance captured critical acclaim. One online reviewer writes: “Alain likes to bring this man to the fore (as did Tim Vernon before him) with good reason. He's a great player. A few minutes of his work shows what sublime beauty his instrument is capable of.”

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Youth Summer Camps!

Interprovincial Music Camp Saturday, August 23rd – Sunday, August 31st Camp Manitou-Wabing, Parry Sound

Interprovincial Music Camp (IMC) is a residential summer music camp that offers young musicians the unique opportunity to participate in orchestral, band, jazz, rock, musical theater, and songwriting programs while enjoying the wonderful setting of one of Canada's finest summer camp facilities.

Founded in 1961 by Ben and Sheila Wise, IMC is a Non-Profit, NonSectarian Charitable Foundation serving young musicians ages 10 through 18. Horn players attending the camp will be coached by Ronald George of Orchestra London. http://www.campimc.ca

National Music Camp Junior Camp: August 16th- 22nd Senior Camp: August 23rd – 31st Camp Wahanowin, Orillia

National Music Camp (NMC) provides an extraordinary music and camp experience for young musicians aged 9-18 from beginners to advanced, and we've been doing it for 50 years. Campers have the time of their lives, making lifelong friends and learning in a challenging, supportive, family-like environment. Many campers now start their NMC life at age 9 or 10 and continue through the end of high school, at which point they get in line to be accepted on staff. Horn players attending the camp will be coached by Janet Anderson of the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra. http://www.nationalmusiccamp.com/

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Some of these pros went to music camps!

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