Schedule of Events
This schedule is subject to change.
Friday, March 31
Registration 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Exhibits open 12–6:00 p.m.
IVASI system available 12–4:00 p.m. (Room 319B)
- 12:00 noon
- High School Solo Competition, Preliminary Round (Room 216)
- College Solo Competition, Preliminary Round (Room 105)
- 1:00 p.m.
- Quartet Competition, Preliminary Round (Theatre West)
- 2:00 p.m.
- Open Reading Session. All hornists welcome! Led by Marcia Spence, horn professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia (Room 112)
- 3:00 p.m.
- Welcome and Opening Concert. Featuring the Four Hornsmen of the Apocalypse, Skip Snead and Christopher Smith in duet, the South Arkansas Symphony Horn Trio, and the Cane River Players Trio (Magale Recital Hall)
- 4:00 p.m.
- Lecture: “Des Filmen Wunderhorn: Great Horn Music in the Film Medium” with musicologist Tony Smith and hornist David Cripps (Room 228)
- 4:30 p.m.
- Natural Horn Reading Session. Some horns available; all hornists welcome! Led by Jack Masarie, horn professor at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Room 105)
- 5:00 p.m.
- Regional Artist and Horn Choir Recital 1 (Magale Recital Hall)
- Peggy DeMers
- Sam Houston State University
- Marcia Spence
- University of Missouri-Columbia
- Kelly Satterwhite
- The U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own”
- Jeffrey Powers
- Baylor University
- Jennifer Ratchford Sholtis
- Texas A&M University-Kingsville
- Western Carolina Horn Choir
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Horn Choir
- Regional Artist and Horn Choir Recital 1 (Magale Recital Hall)
- 7:30 p.m.
- Concert: Natchitoches-Northwestern Symphony Orchestra
- Ludwig van Beethoven
- Fidelio Overture
- Percy Aldridge Grainger
- Duke of Marlborough Fanfare for Brass
- Nicholas Maw
- Sonata for Two Horns and Strings
- Gail Williams and Adam Unsworth, horns
- Robert Schumann
- Conzertstück for Four Horns, Op. 86
- Gail Williams, Adam Unsworth, Patrick Hughes, & Michelle Stebleton
- Concert: Natchitoches-Northwestern Symphony Orchestra
Saturday, April 1
Exhibits open 9:00 a.m.–12:00 noon, 1:30–6:00 p.m.
- 8:15 a.m.
- Guided Warm-up Session, led by Michelle Stebleton, horn professor at Florida State University (Room 105)
- 9:00 a.m.
- Master Class with Adam Unsworth (Theatre West)
- High School Solo Competition, Final Round (if needed) (Room 216)
- 9:30 a.m.
- Lecture/Demo: “Tune-Up Systems” with Jeffrey Powers (Room 304)
- 10:00 a.m.
- High Horn Mock Auditions (Room 216)
- Low Horn Mock Auditions (Room 228)
- 10:30 a.m.
- Lecture: “Great Jazz Hornist Julius Watkins” with Patrick Smith (Room 206)
- 11:00 a.m.
- Lecture/Demo: “Historical Horns” with Karl Kemm (Magale Recital Hall)
- 1:00 p.m.
- Regional Artist and Horn Choir Recital 2 (Magale Recital Hall)
- Kristen Hansen
- Columbus State University
- John Ericson
- Arizona State University
- Patrick Hughes
- The University of Texas at Austin
- William Schaffer
- Auburn University
- Alan Mattingly
- Western Carolina University
- Texas Tech University Horn Choir
- Sam Houston State University Horn Choir
- Regional Artist and Horn Choir Recital 2 (Magale Recital Hall)
- 1:30 p.m.
- Lecture: “Maximizing Horn Tone and Efficiency” with Eldon Matlick (Room 206)
- 2:00 p.m.
- Quartet Competition, Final Round (if needed) (Theatre West)
- 2:30 p.m.
- Master Class with Gail Williams (Room 105)
- 3:30 p.m.
- Lecture: “Go for Baroque!” with John Ericson (Room 228)
- 4:00 p.m.
- Mass Horn Choir Reading Session. All hornists welcome! Led by Dr. Jennifer Ratchford Sholtis, horn professor at Texas A&M University-Kingsville (Room 112)
- College Solo Competition, final round, open to observation (Magale Recital Hall)
- 5:00 p.m.
- Panel Discussion: “How to Make a Name for Yourself Beyond School” with members of the Four Hornsmen of the Apocalypse (Room 105)
- Professors’ Horn Ensemble rehearsal (Room 112)
- 7:30 p.m.
- Featured Artists’ Recital: Gail Williams & Adam Unsworth (Magale Recital Hall)
- featuring works from Adam’s new CD “Excerpt This!” with jazz musicians Diane Monroe, violin; Les Thimmig, woodwinds; Tony Micelli, vibraphone; Rahaan Meyer, bass; and Cornell Rochester, drums
- Featured Artists’ Recital: Gail Williams & Adam Unsworth (Magale Recital Hall)
Sunday, April 2
Daylight Saving Time begins today. Don’t be an hour late to everything! Set your clocks forward one hour.
Exhibits open 9:00 a.m.–12:00 noon
- 8:15 a.m.
- Guided Warm-up Session led by Charles Gavin, horn professor at Stephen F. Austin State University (Room 105)
- Southeast Horn Workshop Advisory Board Breakfast and Business Meeting (NSU Alumni Center)
- 9:00 a.m.
- Lecture: “Use of and Playing Assistant Horn” with Jeffrey Powers, assisted by Natalie Cooper (Room 206)
- 9:30 a.m.
- Mass Horn Choir Reading Session. All hornists welcome! Led by Dr. Kristen Hansen, horn professor at Columbus State University (Room 112)
- 10:00 a.m.
- Lecture: “Orchestral Imitations of the Alphorn” with Peggy DeMers (Room 228)
- Master Class with David Cripps (Theatre West)
- 10:45 a.m.
- Regional Artist and Horn Choir Recital 3 (Magale Recital Hall)
- Susan Poling
- Arkansas Symphony Orchestra
- Abigail Pack & Michael Overman (percussion)
- James Madison University
- Charles Gavin
- Stephen F. Austin State University
- Ellie Jenkins
- University of West Georgia
- John David Smith
- The University of Louisiana at Monroe
- University of Alabama Horn Choir
- University of Texas Horn Choir
- Regional Artist and Horn Choir Recital 3 (Magale Recital Hall)
- 1:00 p.m.
- Final Gala Concert, featuring the professors’ ensemble, Adam Unsworth, the Cane River Players, the Four Hornsmen of the Apocalypse, and competition winners