Fall Horn Festival 2011
November 5
About The Festival
The Horn, with it’s beautiful sound, has been a favorite of composers of orchestral, wind ensemble and chamber music for hundreds of years. But did you know that the sound of the horn also intrigued jazz legend Miles Davis? Did you know that a number of jazz “big bands” have regularly used a French horn section? Do you know Julius Watkins - America’s first jazz hornist?
Join us on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2011, for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater FALL HORN FESTIVAL when we’ll take a “jazztastic” look at this less popular and more mysterious side of the horn. Let’s explore the rhythms and harmonies of jazz and play some excellent jazz-inspired music for horn.
This event will be held in the Greenhill Center of the Arts on the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus from 9:30 am - 5:30pm. The festival is for French horn players in grades 5 - 12 and adult hornists. Registrants will participate in both large and small horn ensembles. The event will conclude with a concert presented by the festival faculty and participants. We encourage family and friends to attend!
The $35.00 fee covers instruction, materials, and the festival t-shirt.
Chamber Music Opportunity
- Here is a great opportunity for those who are able to organize a horn chamber group at your school.:
- Choose and rehearse an appropriate piece for your group (your band director can help you with this).
- Attend the Fall Horn Festival as a group and receive a special coaching session for your ensemble.
- Your group may be chosen to perform on the Festival Finale! (suggested ensembles: horn trio, quartet, quintet, sextet, or octet)
Adult Horn Ensemble
Why should the kids get all the fun? Adults like to play horn too! This is an ensemble for adults who are actively playing horn or those who need some inspiration to get back at playing after time off the horn. If you are a band director who plays horn or a private horn instructor, this group is for you. It’s a great opportunity to connect with players of similar interests and abilities. You might even find the right personnel to form your own horn chamber group. As an added bonus, you will have the opportunity to inspire 100 young hornists and show them how to make music part of the rest of their lives!
Schedule
TIME |
EVENT |
|---|---|
| 9:30 | Check-in Then check out the Breber Music display, including new horns, music and equipment. Horns are for sale at special Fall Horn Festival prices! |
| 10:00 | Getting to Know You / Jazz Style 101 |
| 10:30 | Large Ensemble Rehearsal |
| 11:50 | Small Ensemble Rehearsal |
| 12:00 | Lunch The CA Cafe (the cafe in the Center of the Arts atrium) will be open for business. Other options: bring your own, order in, or walk to nearby restaurants. |
| 1:00 | PRESENTATION BY FESTIVAL FACULTY: “Jazz Horn - who knew!?” |
| 1:45 | Small Ensemble Rehearsal |
| 2:30 | Dress Rehearsal |
| 3:30 | Fall Horn Festival Fun Time Photo opportunity, door prizes, snacks, festival t-shirts (to be worn during the concert) and Breber Music display. |
| 4:30 | Fall Horn Festival Finale Concert Light Recital Hall, Greenhill Center of the Arts FREE and open to the public! |
Linda Kimball
UW-Whitewater faculty hornist, maintains a regular routine which includes playing principal horn of both the Madison Symphony Orchestra and the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, and performing with the Whitewater Brass Quintet and the Wingra Woodwind Quintet. In her spare time, Linda has performed chamber and orchestral music in Austria, France, Scotland, Sweden, and Minnesota. She looks forward to serving as the guest artist next January at the SCMEA (Suffolk County, Long Island, NY) “Day of Horn” - the horn festival that holds the Guinness Book of Records for World’s Largest Horn Ensemble! Linda looks back fondly on her days in high school and college when she regularly participated in jazz activities, as both a pianist and hornist.
Elizabeth Elliott
Elizabeth Elliott, graduated from UW-Whitewater in 2007 where she studied both horn and piano, and received a degree in Music Education. Liz is currently director of concert and jazz bands at Whitewater Middle School. She continues to be involved in a variety of musical activities, including directing and accompanying UW-W summer musicals. Back by popular demand, Liz joins the Fall Horn Festival staff for a third year.
Cheryl Miracle
Cheryl Miracle is a graduate of UW-Whitewater where she received degrees in both Music Education and Spanish. She has also earned a Master’s degree in Music Education from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Cheryl is currently director of bands at Forest Park Middle School and Ben Franklin Elementary School in Franklin, Wisconsin. She is also director of the Forest Park Middle School Jazz Band, the award-winning ensemble at the Bob Kames Jazz Festival in 2010 and 2011. In 2007 Cheryl received the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Fellowship Award. In addition to teaching, Cheryl plays horn with the Waukesha Area Symphonic Band, the Quattro Horn Quartet, and maintains a private horn studio.
Rebecca Boehm Shaffer
Rebecca Boehm Shaffer, a Wisconsin native, is currently professor of horn at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, where she teaches horn, horn ensemble, brass methods and ear training. Previously she taught at the University of Wyoming and performed extensively in both Wyoming and Colorado-Fort Collins, Greeley, and Cheyenne Symphonies, University of Wyoming Brass Quintet, Rocky Mountain Horn Ensemble, and Northern Woodwind Quintet to name a few. Rebecca has lived in Vermont, New York, Nevada, and California teaching and playing horn wherever she went. Rebecca and Linda Kimball met in graduate school where they loved playing the jazz duets they “borrowed” from some trumpet players..
Christine Zacher
Christine Zacher is a director of bands and jazz ensembles in the Northport-East Northport School District on Long Island, New York. Her music department has been nationally recognized as one of the “100 Best Communities for Music Education” for the past ten years. As a hornist, Chris has performed with numerous Long Island orchestras and chamber groups. Originally from Wisconsin, Chris received her Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from the Lawrence Conservatory of Music where she spent hundreds of hours playing horn quartets with Linda Kimball. Chris earned her Master’s degree from the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College, New York. We welcome Chris back to the Fall Horn Festival to work her magic with beginning hornists!
What are they saying?
What are people are saying about the UW-Whitewater's Fall Horn Festival
"You've changed my son's life...your horn festival lit him on fire...his passion for the horn continues."
- A Parent
"I learned so, so much! I'm looking forward to going next year."
- A Student
"Thanks for a wonderful experience for my students... their eyes have been opened to a whole new world...they were very excited and were already asking about next year!"
- A Band Director
"I'm in awe every single time I go about how many french horns there are!"
- A Student
"I wanted to tell you what a great job you did on that festival...it was truly sensational...I can't get over raving about it."
- Ethel Merker, Professional Hornist
Festival Cost
The $35.00 cost covers instruction, materials and a festival t-shirt.
Lunch is on your own with numerous campus and off-campus locations within walking distance.
Insurance
Each camper will be covered by a limited accident insurance policy. The cost of insurance is included in the registration fee. Precautions will be taken to prevent any accidents, and there will be camp health supervisors available. The insurance includes primary coverage up to $1000, secondary coverage up to $5000, and $300 maximum dental insurance. (Insurance does not cover pre-existing injuries and is for camp-related accidents only.)
Special Notice
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is committed to equal opportunity in its educational programs, activities and employment policies, for all persons, regardless of race, color, gender, creed, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation, marital status, Vietnam-era veteran status, parental status and pregnancy.
If you have any disabling condition that requires special accommodations or attention, please advise us well in advance. We will make every effort to accommodate your special needs.
I understand that the University may take photographs and or videos of event participants and activities. I agree that the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater shall be the owner of and may use such photographs and or videos relating to the promotion of future events. I relinquish all rights that I may claim in relation to use of said photographs and/or videos.
