The Northwest Horn Society welcomes the following performers to the Northwest Horn Symposium:

Friday night kicks off with Seattle’s own Tom Varner performing at “The Jazz Station” in downtown Eugene. This is an all-ages venue.

The Saturday evening concert in Aasen-Hull hall at the University of Oregon features John Cox, principal horn of the Oregon Symphony, joined by our esteemed guest artist, Julie Landsman, former principal horn of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. In addition, members of the Northwest Horn Orchestra, conducted by UO’s Director of Bands, Rodney Dorsey, soloists Leander Star, Joe Falvey, and the Czech-American Horn Duo will perform.

The symposium will come to a glorious conclusion with a 3 pm concert in Aasen-Hull hall at the University of Oregon. Our featured artist will be Julie Landman, performing works with the Northwest Horn Orchestra, also, Gina Gillie, Jeff Snedeker, Genghis Barbie’s Rachel Drehmann, and Ann Ellsworth will be performing works for horn, and Leander Star will perform on the Conch Shell.

Danielle Kuhlmann, also from Genghis Barbie, will be doing a presentation on horn fundamentals, and how to get that VELVET sound!

Throughout the weekend, the following presenters will edify and stimulate you:

Julie Landsman: “The Carmine Caruso Method”

Jeff Snedeker and John Cox:  “Are we playing that right?  Valve horn performance through the hand horn lens in 19th Century orchestral solos.”

Linda Harris and friends will bring a collection of Alphorns from their home in Southern Oregon.

Rebecca Olason:  “Discovering George Crumb’s ‘An Idyll for the Misbegotten’:  An examination of extended techniques and rhythmic challenges in Robert Patterson’s arrangement for horn.”

Steven Cohen: “J.S. Bach and the Horn: An Exploration of Performance and Teaching Practice in Bach works featuring the horn”

Adam Wolf: “Rock Horn Project: Today’s business of starting your own project/ensemble, while letting YOUR voice be heard out of the bell, as an individual artist. Adam will discuss his unique ensemble Rock Horn Project, from starting the group, to the continued pursuit of making horn the “coolest” instrument in the modern music industry, and everything in between.”