IHS56 Schedule
The full IHS56 schedule below can be sorted by day, session time or type, and is fully searchable by name and keyword.
| Day | Session Number (Time) | Session Type | Session Description | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Session 2 (9:30-10:30) | Lecture | Amateur Horn Topics with Marilyn Kloss and Chris Brigham followed by Horn Choir reading | Runyon Rehearsal Hall |
| Monday | Session 2 (9:30-10:30) | Lecture | Rob Detjen: History of the Brass Quintet in America. The Origins and Early History of the Brass Quintet in America 1930-1969 | Classroom 158 |
| Monday | Session 2 (9:30-10:30) | Lecture | Vivian Yu-hsuan Chang: Functions of Musical Silence in selected unaccompanied rep by Malcolm Arnold and Otto Ketting | Classroom 136 |
| Monday | Session 3 (11:00-12:00) | Featured Concert | IHS Opening Concert | Griffin Concert Hall |
| Monday | Session 4 (12:00-1:00) | Masterclass | Featured Artist Masterclass: Leelanee Sterrett | Griffin Concert Hall |
| Monday | Session 5 (1:30-2:30) | Competition | IHCA University Finals | Griffin Concert Hall |
| Monday | Session 5 (1:30-2:30) | Contributing Artist Concert | Contributing Artists Concert #1: Katherine McBain, Tara Johnson, Jennifer Kummer, Ian Zook, Erika Loke, Cobalt Quartet | Organ Recital Hall |
| Monday | Session 5 (1:30-2:30) | Lecture | Christian Bester: The collaboration of poetry and music. Exploring Simon Sargon’s “A Clear Midnight” | Runyan Rehearsal Hall |
| Monday | Session 5 (1:30-2:30) | Lecture | Featured Artist Lecture: Yu-Hui Chuang | Classroom 158 |
| Monday | Session 5 (1:30-2:30) | Lecture | Dr. Kevin Miescke: Get in tune with your mind: Mindfulness for Horn players. | Classroom 136 |
| Monday | Session 6 (3:00-4:00) | Contributing Artist Concert | Contributing Artists Concert #2: Tyler H. Goodwin-Souffront, Allison Lyttle, Sean Yancer, Amy Laursen | Organ Recital Hall |
| Monday | Session 6 (3:00-4:00) | Competition | IHCA Professional Finals | Griffin Concert Hall |
| Monday | Session 6 (3:00-4:00) | Lecture | Martin Hackelman and Brett Hodge: Presenting the new book “Excerpt Preparation beyond Practice, Pray, Repeat” | Classroom 158 |
| Monday | Session 7 (4:30-5:30) | Contributing Artist Concert | Contributing Artist Recital: Mike Thornton | Organ Recital Hall |
| Monday | Session 7 (4:30-5:30) | Masterclass | Featured Artist Masterclass: Shanyse Strickland | Runyan Rehearsal Hall |
| Monday | Session 7 (4:30-5:30) | Lecture | Tyler H Goodwin-Souffront: Building your first studio | Classroom 142 |
| Monday | Session 8 (7:30-until) | Featured Concert | Featured Artist Concert: Leelanee Sterrett and YuHui-Chuang | Griffin Concert Hall |
| Monday | After Hours | Other | Randy Gardner Interviews (following Featured Concert) | Griffin Concert Hall |
| Tuesday | Session 1 (8:00-9:00) | Warm Up | Warm Up with Amy Laursen | Runyon Rehearsal Hall |
| Tuesday | Session 2 (9:30-10:30) | Competition | Octet Horn Ensemble Competition | Griffin Concert Hall |
| Tuesday | Session 2 (9:30-10:30) | Lecture | Jeff Snedeker: A lecture-performance that features music from the John Jacob Graas collection published by the IHS Online Music Sales. | Organ Recital Hall |
| Tuesday | Session 2 (9:30-10:30) | Lecture | Amateur Horn Topics with Marilyn Kloss and Chris Brigham followed by Horn Choir reading | Runyan Rehearsal Hall |
| Tuesday | Session 2 (9:30-10:30) | Lecture | Jennifer Sholtis: Effortless Horn playing-Learn how to press the Easy Button every time you play! | Classroom 158 |
| Tuesday | Session 2 (9:30-10:30) | Lecture | Jena Gardner: Demystifying the embouchure; the what and how of embouchure anatomy | Classroom 142 |
| Tuesday | Session 2 (9:30-10:30) | Lecture | Bruce Roberts: How to Choose a Horn (Extended Session – 90 mins) | Classroom 136 |
| Tuesday | Session 3 (11:00-12:00) | Masterclass | Featured Artist Masterclass: Felix Kliesser | Griffin Recital Hall |
| Tuesday | Session 3 (11:00-12:00) | Contributing Artist Concert | Contributing Artists Concert #3: Katey Halbert, Devin Cobleigh-Morrison, Jennifer Kummer, Martin King | Organ Recital Hall |
| Tuesday | Session 3 (11:00-12:00) | Lecture | Lisa Ford and Radovan Vlatkovic: Having a coaching mindset is one way to improve as a player and help students achieve their goals | Runyon Rehearsal Hall |
| Tuesday | Session 3 (11:00-12:00) | Lecture | Johanna Burian: Building a freelance career from scratch | Classroom 158 |
| Tuesday | Session 3 (11:00-12:00) | Lecture | Layne Anspach: The other-other quintets for piano and winds: Examining the quintet repertoire for piano, flute, clarinet, horn, and bassoon from the 19th century. | Classroom 240 |
| Tuesday | Session 4 (12:00-1:00) | Masterclass | Featured Artist Masterclass: Joshua Pantoja | Organ Recital Hall |
| Tuesday | Session 5 (1:30-2:30) | Contributing Artist Concert | Contributing Artists Concert #4: Natalie Higgins, Bryan Polacek, Momoko Seko | Organ Recital Hall |
| Tuesday | Session 5 (1:30-2:30) | Lecture | Jeff Snedeker: Final transition from natural horn to valved horn at the Paris Conservatory, 1903-1904 | Runyon Rehearsal Hall |
| Tuesday | Session 5 (1:30-2:30) | Lecture | Jean Martin-Williams: Congratulations on your first college position! What should you do before you start? | Classroom 142 |
| Tuesday | Session 5 (1:30-2:30) | Lecture | Juli Buxbaum: Stratagies to ensure rural talents receive equitable opportunities | Classroom 136 |
| Tuesday | Session 5 (1:30-2:30) | Competition | University Horn Quartet Competition | Classroom 240 |
| Tuesday | Session 6 (3:00-4:00) | Featured Concert | Featured Artists Concert: Flex Kliesser and Katy Wooley | Griffin Concert Hall |
| Tuesday | Session 6 (3:00-4:00) | Contributing Artist Concert | Contributing Artists Concert #5: Scott Schiffer, Katie Johnson-Webb, Lauren Hunt, Zachary Cooper, Caiti Beth McKinney | Organ Recital Hall |
| Tuesday | Session 6 (3:00-4:00) | Lecture | Derek J. Wright: Best processes for trying and selecting a mouthpiece to use for horn | Classroom 142 |
| Tuesday | Session 6 (3:00-4:00) | Lecture | Richard Todd: The art of practice; to be an analog thinker in a digital world. | Classroom 158 |
| Tuesday | Session 7 (4:30-5:30) | Masterclass | Featured Artist Masterclass: Katy Wooley | Griffin Concert Hall |
| Tuesday | Session 7 (4:30-5:30) | Contributing Artist Concert | Contributing Artists Concert #6: Mirror Image, Tarre Nelson, Gilbert Trevino, Erin Futterer, Matt Shevrin, Alexis Sczepanik, Aliyah Danielle | Organ Recital Hall |
| Tuesday | Session 7 (4:30-5:30) | Lecture | Justin Stanley: Interpretive Pedegogy through Andrea Clearfield’s “River Melos” | Classroom 142 |
| Tuesday | Session 7 (4:30-5:30) | Lecture | Caiti Beth McKinney: REPresent: A Guide to Researching and Programming Diverse Repertoire | Classroom 158 |
| Tuesday | Other | Other | Mass Horn Choir Rehearsal 5:30-6pm | Runyon Rehearsal Hall |
| Tuesday | Session 8 (7:30-until) | Featured Concert | US Airforce Academy Band Concert | Griffin Concert Hall |
| Tuesday | After Hours | Other | Randy Gardner Interviews (following Featured Concert) | Griffin Concert Hall |
| Tuesday | Other | Competition | Jazz Competition (9:00pm-until) | TBD |
| Wednesday | Session 1 (8:00-9:00) | Other | IHS General Meeting | Griffin Concert Hall |
| Wednesday | Session 1 (8:00-9:00) | Warm Up | Warm Up with Dr. Kevin Miscue | Runyon Rehearsal Hall |
| Wednesday | Session 2 (9:30-10:30) | Featured Concern | IHS Composition Concert | Griffin Concert Hall |
| Wednesday | Session 2 (9:30-10:30) | Lecture | Erin Futterer: The Art of Fronting a band | Organ Recital Hall |
| Wednesday | Session 2 (9:30-10:30) | Lecture | Amateur Horn Topics with Marilyn Kloss and Chris Brigham followed by Horn Choir reading | Runyon Recital Hall |
| Wednesday | Session 2 (9:30-10:30) | Lecture | Kelly Misko: Dreaming Backwards: An Innovative Look at the Pedagogical Ideas Inspired by the Iconic Hollywood Horn Sound | Classroom 158 |
| Wednesday | Session 2 (9:30-10:30) | Lecture | Stuart Ivey: Conducting techniquies for Horn Choirs | Classroom 142 |
| Wednesday | Session 3 (11:00-12:00) | Contributing Artist Concert | Contributing Artists Concert #7: University of Alabama Horn Ensemble, Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Horn Choir, Oklahoma State Horn Ensemble, Patrick Smith | Griffin Concert Hall |
| Wednesday | Session 3 (11:00-12:00) | Masterclass | Featured Artist Masterclass: Dylan Skye Hart | Organ Recital Hall |
| Wednesday | Session 3 (11:00-12:00) | Lecture | James Currence: How to electrify the Horn using an electronic practice mute to hook up to a full pedalboard – what equipment is needed and how to do so. | Runyon Rehearsal Hall |
| Wednesday | Session 3 (11:00-12:00) | Lecture | Randy Gardner: A comprehensive approach to achieving your horn playing goals | Classroom 158 |
| Wednesday | Session 3 (11:00-12:00) | Lecture | Sadie Glass: Natural Horn: Getting started on the right Foot (Hand). Learning fundamental techniques of the natural horn by studying Saint-Saëns’ Romance, Op. 36 | Classroom 142 |
| Wednesday | Session 4 (12:00-1:00) | Masterclass | Featured Artist Masterclass: Anneka Scott | Griffin Concert Hall |
| Wednesday | Session 5 (1:30-2:30) | Contributing Artist Concert | Contributing Artists Concert #8: Central Washington University Horn Ensemble, Cor Camerata, A Yale Horn Quartet | Griffin Concert Hall |
| Wednesday | Session 5 (1:30-2:30) | Lecture | Olivia Esther and Victor Prado: Bridging the divide between two Americas with one purpose: to explore the boundless potential of the horn | Organ Recital Hal |
| Wednesday | Session 5 (1:30-2:30) | Lecture | Dylan Skye Hart & Annie Bosler: Physics & Anatomy: A De-Mystified Approach to Pedagogy (Extended Session – 90 mins) | Runyon Rehearsal Hall |
| Wednesday | Session 5 (1:30-2:30) | Lecture | Scott Leger: Tactics to use social media as a tool to further a performance and teaching career | Classroom 158 |
| Wednesday | Other | Competition | Frizelle Competition: Low Horn (1:30-4:30) | Classroom 136 |
| Wednesday | Other | Competition | Frizelle Competition: High Horn (1:30-4:30) | Classroom 240 |
| Wednesday | Session 6 (3:00-4:00) | Featured Concert | Featured Artist Concert: Shanyse Strickland and Kevin Newton | Griffin Concert Hall |
| Wednesday | Session 6 (3:00-4:00) | Contributing Artist Concert | Contributing Artist Recital: The Academy Winds and Stellar Brass from the U.S. Air Force Academy Band | Organ Recital Hall |
| Wednesday | Session 6 (3:00-4:00) | Masterclass | Bernardo Silva Masterclass | Runyon Rehearsal Hall |
| Wednesday | Session 6 (3:00-4:00) | Lecture | Travis Bennett: Hymns for Horn, works by Naigus, Basler, Bennett, and others | Classroom 158 |
| Wednesday | Session 7 (4:30-5:30) | Contributing Artist Concert | Contributing Artist Recital: NUCorno, Mahler 4 | Griffin Concert Hall |
| Wednesday | Session 7 (4:30-5:30) | Contributing Artist Concert | Contributing Artist Concert #9: Benjamin Lieser, Mike Simpson, Sego Lily Horns | Organ Recital Hall |
| Wednesday | Session 7 (4:30-5:30) | Lecture | Max Rosen: An Inquiry into The Efficacy of Animal Horns as Instructional Instruments for Young Learners of the Aerophone | Classroom 142 |
| Wednesday | Other | Other | IHS56 Reception (5:00-7:30) | Agave Room at The Rio |
| Wednesday | Session 8 (8:00-until) | Featured Concert | Featured Artist Concert: Radovan Vlatkvic and Anneka Scott | Griffin Concert Hall |
| Wednesday | After Hours | Other | Randy Gardner Interviews (following Featured Concert) | Griffin Concert Hall |
| Thursday | Session 1 (8:00-9:00) | Warm Up | Michelle Stebleton Guided Warm-up: Preparing Tomorrow’s Music through Today’s Warm-up | Runyon Rehearsal Hall |
| Thursday | Session 2 (9:30-10:30) | Masterclass | Featured Artist Masterclass: Yu-Hui Chuang | Organ Recital Hall |
| Thursday | Session 2 (9:30-10:30) | Lecture | Amateur Horn topics with Marilyn Kloss and Chris Brigham followed by Horn Choir reading | Runyon Rehearsal Hall |
| Thursday | Session 2 (9:30-10:30) | Lecture | James Boldin: Eurico Carrapatoso’s works for horn | Classroom 158 |
| Thursday | Session 2 (9:30-10:30) | Lecture | Robert Palmer: Just Breathe: Understanding and overcoming performance anxiety | Classroom 142 |
| Thursday | Session 2 (9:30-10:30) | Lecture | Brianna Volkmann: The solo and chamber music for horn written by 20th century Hungarian composer, Frigyes Hidas. | Classroom 136 |
| Thursday | Session 3 (11:00-12:00) | Masterclass | Featured Artist Masterclass: Haley Hoops | Griffin Concert Hall |
| Thursday | Session 3 (11:00-12:00) | Contributing Artist Concert | Contributing Artists Concert #10: Peter Kurau, Amity Trio, Matthew Haislip, Emilly Britton, Yi-Hsun Tang, Robert Palmer, Jeb Wallace, Leslie Bell | Organ Recital Hall |
| Thursday | Session 3 (11:00-12:00) | Masterclass | Lauren Hunt: Interlochen Masterclass | Runyon Rehearsal Hall |
| Thursday | Session 3 (11:00-12:00) | Lecture | Natalie Grana: Developing the fundamental sense of pitch that is essential to play the horn | Classroom 142 |
| Thursday | Session 3 (11:00-12:00) | Lecture | Martin King: Create Use of Kopprasch Book 1 | Classroom 136 |
| Thursday | Session 3 (11:00-12:00) | Lecture | Thomas Hiebert: The pedagogical and musical value of the accompanied etudes found in the early-19th-century horn methods of Duvernoy, Domnich, and Dauprat. | Classroom 240 |
| Thursday | Session 4 (12:00-1:00) | Masterclass | Featured Artist Masterclass: Radovan Vlatković | Griffin Concert Hall |
| Thursday | Other | Competition | IHS Premier Soloist Competition (12:00-2:00) | Organ Recital Hall |
| Thursday | Session 5 (1:30-2:30) | Featured Concert | Featured Artist Concert: Dylan Skye Hart | Griffin Concert Hall |
| Thursday | Session 5 (1:30-2:30) | Lecture | Edward House: Performance Anxiety as a form of CPTSD | Classroom 158 |
| Thursday | Session 5 (1:30-2:30) | Lecture | Dan Nebel: Establishing Guidelines for Achieving Optimal Individual Posture in Hornists | Classroom 142 |
| Thursday | Session 6 (3:00-4:00) | Featured Concert | Featured Artist Concert: Haley Hoops and Joshua Pantoja | Griffin Concert Hall |
| Thursday | Session 6 (3:00-4:00) | Contributing Artist Concert | Contributing Artists Concert #11: Bernardo Silva, Andrew Pelletier, Brad Granville, Derek Wright, Brenda Luchsinger | Organ Recital Hall |
| Thursday | Session 6 (3:00-4:00) | Masterclass | MSgt Gerald Welker, U.S. Air Force Academy Band, Masterclass | Runyon Rehearsal Hall |
| Thursday | Session 7 (4:30-5:30) | Contributing Artist Concert | Contributing Artist Recital: NUCorno, The Planets (Gustav Holst/arr. Ethan James Dulsky) | Griffin Concert Hall |
| Thursday | Session 7 (4:30-5:30) | Contributing Artist Concert | Contributing Artists Concert #12 The Music of Gina Gillie: 956 Brass, Lanta Duo, James Boldin, Horns of Montana | Organ Recital Hall |
| Thursday | Session 7 (4:30-5:30) | Lecture | Featured Artist Lecture – Anneke Scott: Herman Baumann and his “Last and Definitive Teacher,” the Natural Horn | Runyon Rehearsal Hall |
| Thursday | Session 7 (4:30-5:30) | Lecture | Michael Mikulka and Egeman Kesikli: Microtonal playing is achievable by hornists of all ability levels! | Classroom 142 |
| Thursday | Other | Other | Mass Horn Choir Rehearsal (5:30-6) | Runyon Rehearsal Hall |
| Thursday | Session 8 (7:30-until) | Featured Concert | Herman Baumann Tribute Concert | Griffin Concert Hall |
| Thursday | After Hours | Other | Randy Gardner Interviews (following Featured Concert) | Griffin Concert Hall |
| Friday | Session 1 (8:00-9:00) | Warm Up | Warm Up with Joshua Pantoja | Runyon Rehearsal Hall |
| Friday | Session 2 (9:30-10:30) | Contributing Artist Concert | Contributing Artists Concert #13: Marie Smith, Kelly Haselhuhn, Andrea Denis, Sadie Glass and Natalie Grana, Seth Johnson, University of the Pacific Horn Ensemble | Griffin Concert Hall |
| Friday | Session 2 (9:30-10:30) | Lecture | Brianna Nay: Written in the Margins: Forgotten Art Songs of the Romantic Era Transcribed for Horn | Organ Recital Hall |
| Friday | Session 2 (9:30-10:30) | Lecture | Amateur Horn Topics with Marilyn Kloss and Chris Brigham followed by Horn Choir reading | Runyon Rehearsal Hall |
| Friday | Session 2 (9:30-10:30) | Lecture | Mars Gelfo: Demystifying the High Horn | Classroom 158 |
| Friday | Session 3 (11:00-12:00) | Featured Concert | Brazilian Horn Ensemble | Griffin Concert Hall |
| Friday | Session 3 (11:00-12:00) | Contributing Artist Concert | Contributing Artists Concert #14: Dan Nebel, Juli Buxbaum, Caroline Steiger, Hanxuan Liang, Kristen Ronning | Organ Recital Hall |
| Friday | Session 3 (11:00-12:00) | Lecture | Katy Ambrose: A Tribute to Willie Ruff, his life and influence, culminating in a live performance of Billy Strayhorn’s Suite for Horn and Piano | Runyon Rehearsal Hall |
| Friday | Session 3 (11:00-12:00) | Lecture | Heidi Oros: Exploring the book “Keys to transposition” | Classroom 158 |
| Friday | Session 3 (11:00-12:00) | Lecture | Eldon Matlick: The Vienna Horn; The Mystery and Histroy of the Instrument | Classroom 142 |
| Friday | Other | Featured Concert | Closing Concert (12:30-1:30) | Griffin Concert |