Three announcements concerning the IHS website: 1) Just in time for holiday shopping! IHS logo merchandise is now being offered through our new Cafe Press...
I have a number of new, in-the-box Yamaha horn mouthpieces that I got in an auction a few years ago. They have been collecting dust in my study so it is time...
Ed Glick wrote: However, I don't think the spelling "Kruspe/Kruespe" is an important issue. I've enjoyed your posts over the past several years and look ...
All- Jasper Rees' book " I Found My Horn a Devil to Play" was reviewed in this week's edition of "The Economist" For horn players; it's an enjoyable book...
Has anyone out there played both of these? The 725 has effortless lip trills and very accurate high register, but the 750 has better sound, though only...
Sometimes composers have a particular result in mind, but ask for it in the worst way possible, without regard to the logistical difficulties. In this case, I...
I had a NiSi model just like this one (it came through Pete Levin), but my understanding is that it was brought over some time in the late 50s or early...
Hi Everyone Please excuse me for 'popping in. I have been googling for quite sometime, without success, to find information on lip cysts among french horn...
Hi, I'm a studen in Spain and I've been searching information (like a little analysis of the piano part) about this sonata for horn and piano of Beethoven but...
We have just posted a newsletter with some information about new happenings at Patterson Hornworks. You can find the newsletter at hornworks.com/newsletter ...
wow, doris, I didn,t konw that you are in Spain, wow, Im in korea by scholarship, I can recomend you ARES, ares es un programa que dscarga cualquier tipo de...
Kit, I'm not on the Laskey 725 or the 750, but I played on the 80 and currently play on the larger 85 (18.5 mm). I went to the larger size to allow more room...
The score and horn part can be downloaded here: http://imslp.org/wiki/Horn_Sonata%2C_Op.17_(Beethoven%2C_Ludwig_van) Download is probably legal everywhere,...
Rosemary Breen wrote: Hi Everyone Please excuse me for 'popping in. I have been googling for quite sometime, without success, to find information on lip cysts...
The only way to know this for certain is to buy them both and try them out.... and I just happen to have them both in stock.... ... Ken Pope Pope Instrument...
not shameless- opportunistic. In this economic climate, got to make every post a winning post. Will keep your email on file Ciao R ... [Non-text portions of...
I'm not all that competent to be expert on mouthpieces, but I'm playing on the Laskey line of Mouthpieces too and have found that the cup makes the difference...
... Thank you Richard. I am intending to consult the GP again - but want to be more informed before I do so. This occurred a year ago, festered along for a...
Hi Gary, Slurring can be affected by where the end of the mpc is relative to the leadpipe venturi. If you are having issues with slurring, the mpc may not be...
... My suggestion would be to go to http://www.hornmouthpiece.com and ask Tom Greer to make you a Delrin rim. If your mouthpiece is not already a screw rim...
Cousins, our UK brethren and sisteren might have already seen this ad on TV. It puts the Queen of the Night's aria from The Magic Flute to, shall we say, a...
(please forward as in line text to orchestral players) Apply NOW as a December candidate for remaining financial aid. Rome Festival Orchestra Summer Institute...
I dont have any issues with slurring...I was asking the original poster which one he thought slurred better. I haven't played on either one. As far as the...
Great featured article on Wikipedia today: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page If you don't know this man's music, well, you're letting one of the finer...
Can you recommend specific pieces or CD's for an introduction? I've never heard any Zappa. I know Slonimsky, among others, admired his work. I also remember an...
Howard--the Meridian arts emsemble (BQ + perc) issued at least 4 CDs in the 90's with a lot of Zappa arangements. Quite well done IMHO. Look for; Anxiety of...
