UL Horns go International, More day 5-- Thursday

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Rick Todd and Jim Rattigan with the WIU faculty jazz

Rick Todd and Jim Rattigan

Rick Todd and Jim Rattigan

British jazz hornist Jim Rattigan

British jazz hornist Jim Rattigan

Great WIU jazz faculty!

Rick Todd visits with UCLA alums

Geoffrey Simon conducts the Symposium horn choir

Geoffrey Simon conducts the Symposium horn choir, with David Amram and Rick Todd on . . . COWBELL?!?!

Geoffrey Simon conducts the Symposium horn choir

Rick Todd with WIU jazz faculty

David Amram

Rick Todd, Jim Rattigan, and WIU jazz faculty

David Amram and Jim Rattigan

Alex, RICK TODD, and Daniel hangin' at BWW

Mary

David Amram and Rick Todd

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UL Horns Go International, day 4- Wednesday

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Marcia Spence, with Simon Sargon at the piano

composer Simon Sargon

the Illinois State University Horn Choir, conducted by Joe Neisler

The Illinois State University Horn Choir, conducted by Joe Neisler

Bruce Atwell performs les Parcs de Paris

Naomi Seidman, Jennifer Ratchford-Sholtis, and Jason Aquila

composer Walter Mays, Nicholas Smith, and Hyung Gu Kim

Nicholas Smith and Hyung Gu Kim

Doug Lundeen plays Rossini's Prelude, Theme & Variations

John B., Bruce, and Mary came with me to buy sheet music. Lots and lots of sheet music!

The University of Missouri Horn Choir

Bill Klingelhoffer and Jason Aquila

Andrew Pelletier

The Four Hornsmen of the Apocalypse

Audrey Wood and Paul Blackstone

The Four Hornsmen, backed by the Symposium Horn Choir

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This morning I enjoyed a lecture demo with Marcia Spence and Simon Sargon. I'll be doing some of Sargon's A Clear Midnight with Shawn Roy and Chan Kiat soon!

We had our first horn choir rehearsal, and we'll rehearse two more times between now and our performance Saturday afternoon.

The afternoon concert featured modern works, and Rossini T&V.

This afternoon, money was spent on sheet music- lots of money!

The evening concert featured Anrew Pelletier as the star of the show!
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UL Horns Go International, day 3

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Waiting for the opening concert to begin

Our host, Randy Faust

Our president, Jeff Snedeker

The Symposium Horn Choir

Ensemble masterclass with Rick Todd. Rising ULL freshman Daniel Terrebonne is in the driver's seat!!!

Shawnee, TAMUK student, and Daniel in the Rick Todd Masterclass

Jacob Medlin and his fine horns! C'mon, Jacob, make a Kruspe wrap!!!

Stuart de Haro and his fine horns.

My friends John K., John B., and Mary at chinese family-style

Greg Hustis performs "Voices from Spoon River"

The Four Hornsmen!

Mary and Bruce at the pub. The ONE and ONLY pub in Macomb.

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Today was the opening day for the Symposium. Our host, Randall Faust, gave introductions and tributes, and led the WIU Horn Choir in a few tunes. The president of IHS, Jeff Snedeker, added tributes and thank-yous.

Our rising freshman, Daniel Terrebonne, jumped into the driver's seat for the ensemble masterclass led by Rick Todd, horn prof at USC and movie score hornist!

Up-and-coming horn craftsmen Jacob Medlin and Stuart de Haro are here-- I'm enjoying my Medlin "practice pipe!"

We enjoyed performances by Paul Basler, and Laurence Lowe.

Dinner was chinese family style! But slow, we missed the downbeat of the evening concert!

Wonderful evening concert with Jenny Dugle Kummer and Greg Hustis, and we found a pub with Blue Moon on tap!
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