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For the first time, the International Horn Competition of America will be hosted in collaboration with the International Horn Symposium. Scroll to learn more about the competition, the 2024 schedule of events, and competitor repertoire.

About IHCA

The International Horn Competition of America is a biennial solo horn competition open to Professional and University level horn performers of all nationalities.  The goal of the competition is to advance the horn as a solo instrument, broaden the literature composed for it, elevate soloist performance standards, and provide an opportunity for hornists to gain constructive and positive feedback.   

The event includes an opening presentation with the International Horn Competition of America’s adjudicators and its Board of Advisors, clinics by adjudicators, rehearsals with collaborative pianists, a first round, semi-final round, and final round of the competition, an opportunity for non-finalists to discuss their performances with adjudicators, and an awards ceremony.

To learn more about IHCA, including competition rules and regulations and to view previous competition winners, visit the IHCA website below.

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2024 IHCA schedule

Friday July 26

  • 6:00-6:30            General meeting for all competitors and adjudicators
  • 6:30-7:15             IHCA Board meeting
  • 7:30-until            Adjudicator’s meeting

Saturday July 27

  • Time TBD          Preliminary rounds (university and professional divisions)

Sunday July 28

  • Time TBD      Semi-final rounds (university and professional divisions)

Monday July 29

  • 1:30-until           University division finals
  • 3:00-until          Professional division finals
  • 7:30 Award ceremony (program as part of IHS featured concert)

2024 IHCA REPErTOIRE

UNIVERSITY DIVISION FIRST ROUND (two works required)

1. The first movement only from one of these Mozart concerti:​

  • Mozart, W. A.              Concerto no. 2, K. 417
  • Mozart, W. A.              Concerto no. 3, K. 447
  • Mozart, W. A.              Concerto no. 4, K. 495

2. One of these works for unaccompanied horn:

  • Berge, Sigurd            Horn-Lokk
  • Brouwer, Margaret     Scherzoid for solo horn
  • Buyanovsky, Vitaly      España, from Four Improvisations from Traveling Impressions
  • Krol, Bernhard            Laudatio
  • Martin, Tim                Lament*
  • Raum, Erika               The Confessions of St. Augustine
  • Tamusuza, Justinian     Okukoowoola Kw’Ekkondeere

​*The best performance of this work will be awarded the Gretchen Snedeker Prize

​UNIVERSITY DIVISION SECOND ROUND

One of these works for horn and piano:

  • Boroff, Edith               Sonata — first movement only
  • Bozza, Eugène           En Forêt, op. 40
  • Dukas, Paul                Villanelle
  • Gartenlaub, Odette     Pour le cor
  • Schumann, Robert       Adagio und Allegro, op. 70
  • Vignery, Jane             Sonate, op. 7 – first movement only

UNIVERSTY DIVISION FINAL ROUND

One of these concerti (complete):

  • Gipps, Ruth                Concerto, op. 58
  • Glière, Reinhold          Concerto, op. 91
  • Strauss, Richard           Concerto no. 1, op. 11
  • Strauss, Richard           Concerto no. 2

PROFESSIONAL DIVISION FIRST ROUND (two works required)

1. The first movement only from one of these Mozart concerti – memorization is required:

  • Mozart, W. A.              Concerto no. 2, K. 417
  • Mozart, W. A.              Concerto no. 3, K. 447
  • Mozart, W. A.              Concerto no. 4, K. 495

2. One of these works for horn and piano – memorization is optional:

  • Bozza, Eugène             En Forêt, op. 40
  • Gartenlaub, Odette       Pour le cor 
  • Schumann, Robert         Adagio und Allegro, op. 70
  • Vignery, Jane               Sonate, op. 7 – first movement only

PROFESSIONAL DIVISION SECOND ROUND (two works required)

1. Required work – memorization is optional:

  • Buyanovsky, Vitaly      España, from Four Improvisations from Traveling Impressions

2. One of these works for unaccompanied horn – memorization is optional:

  • Berge, Sigurd             Horn-Lokk
  • Brouwer, Margaret      Scherzoid for solo horn*
  • Messiaen, Olivier       Appel Interstellaire, from Des Canyons aux Étoiles
  • Salonen, Esa-Pekka     Concert Etude

*The best performance of this work will be awarded the Vincent DeRosa Prize

PROFESSIONAL DIVISION FINAL ROUND

One of these concerti (complete) – memorization is optional:

  • Gipps, Ruth               Concerto, op. 58
  • Strauss, Richard          Concerto no. 2
  • Tomasi, Henri             Concerto