Schedule of Events
Please note that this schedule is subject to change.
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Friday, March 4
8:00 a.m.
Registration desk open
from 8 a.m. until 9 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
Quartet Competition
(9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.)
(Rosen Concert Hall)
College Solo Competition
(9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.)
(Room 214)
High Horn Mock Auditions
(9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.)
(Room 322)
Low Horn Mock Auditions
(9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.)
(Room 300)
1:00 p.m.
Registration desk open
from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
Exhibits open
from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m.
2:15 p.m.
Opening Announcements
(2:15 p.m.–2:20 p.m.)
Regional Artists Recital I
(2:20 p.m.–3:30 p.m.)
(Rosen Concert Hall)
featuring Brenda Luchsinger, Wally Easter, Brian Kilp, Kristen Johns and Grace Kang, and Stephen Lawson
3:30 p.m.
Orchestral Horn Section Excerpts
with Andrew McAfee
(3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.)
(Room 214)
5:00 p.m.
High Horn Mock Auditions, round 2 (if needed)
(5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.)
(Recital Hall)
Low Horn Mock Auditions, round 2 (if needed)
(5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.)
(Room 322)
College Solo Competition, final round
(5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.)
(Rosen Concert Hall)
Lecture Series I:
“Choosing a College”
with Sarah Schouter
(5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.)
(Room 204)
“Teaching Young Horn Players”
with James Boldin
(5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.)
(Room 225)
“Horn and Harp Repertoire: Transcriptions for Horn and Piano”
with William Schaeffer and Liza Weisbrod
(5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.)
(Room 214)
6:00 p.m.
Mass Horn Choir Rehearsal
(Everyone is invited! Just bring your horn!)
(6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.)
(Room 214)
7:30 p.m.
Concert
featuring John Ericson and David Jolley
(7:30 p.m.–9:00 p.m.)
(Rosen Concert Hall)
9:00 p.m.
Post-concert reception
(9:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.)
(Rosen Concert Hall Lobby)
Saturday, March 5
8:00 a.m.
Registration desk open
from 8 a.m. until 9 a.m.
Warm-ups
with Andrew McAfee
(8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.)
(Rosen Concert Hall)
9:00 a.m.
Exhibits open
from 9 a.m. until 12 noon
High School Solo Competition
(9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.)
(Recital Hall)
Lecture Series II:
“Natural Horn Techniques”
with Jeremy Hansen
(9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.)
(Room 214)
“Michael Kallstrom’s Horn Quartets”
with Brenda Luchsinger
(9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.)
(Room 204)
“Recording the Horn”
with Jeremy Cucco
(9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.)
(Room 225)
“Anatomy and the Horn”
with Rachel Niketopoulos
(9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.)
(Room 322)
10:00 a.m.
Regional Artists Recital II
(10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.)
(Rosen Concert Hall)
featuring Catherine Roche-Wallace and Jonathan Cresci, Andrew McAfee, Travis Bennett, Charles Snead, and Nick Kenney
11:15 a.m.
Collegiate Horn Choir Recital I
(11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.)
(Rosen Concert Hall)
featuring the Horn Society of the Carolinas, Louisiana State University, University of Central Arkansas, Florida State University, Stetson University, and the University of Southern Mississippi
Break-out Session: “Alexander Technique”
with Rachel Niketopoulos
(11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.)
(Room 322)
1:00 p.m.
Exhibits open
from 1 p.m. until 6 p.m.
Registration desk open
from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m.
Orchestral Excerpts Master Class
with Christopher Caudill
(1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.)
(Recital Hall)
Mass Horn Choir Rehearsal
(1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.)
(Room 214)
2:30 p.m.
Regional Artists Recital III
(2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.)
(Rosen Concert Hall)
featuring Sherry Baker, James Boldin, Seth Orgel, and Mary Burroughs
3:30 p.m.
Armed Forces Rectial
(3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.)
(Rosen Concert Hall)
Break-out Session: “Alexander Technique”
with Rachel Niketopoulos
(3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.)
(Room 322)
4:45 p.m.
Collegiate Horn Choir Recital II
(4:45 p.m.–5:45 p.m.)
(Rosen Concert Hall)
featuring Western Carolina University, UNC Greensboro, Virginia Commonwealth, Eastern Carolina University, Tennessee Tech, and University of Alabama
6:00 p.m.
Professors’ Ensemble Rehearsal
(6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.)
(Recital Hall)
Lecture Series III:
“The Art of Mellophone Playing”
with John Ericson
(6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.)
(Room 214)
“Focal Dystonia in Horn Players”
with Kathryn Bridwell-Briner
(6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.)
(Room 225)
8:00 p.m.
Concert
featuring Gail Williams
(8:00 p.m.–9:30 p.m.)
(Rosen Concert Hall)
Sunday, March 6
8:00 a.m.
Professors’ Breakfast
(8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.)
(Rosen Concert Hall Lobby)
Warm-ups
with Andrew McAfee
(8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.)
(Room 214)
9:00 a.m.
Exhibits open
from 9 a.m. until 12 noon
Lecture Series IV:
Armed Forces Panel Discussion
(9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.)
(Room 214)
“Playing Your Horn through the Years: Tips to Keeping Yourself in Shape”
with Gail Williams
(9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.)
(Recital Hall)
10:00 a.m.
Regional Artists Recital IV
(10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.)
(Rosen Concert Hall)
featuring Stephanie Blaha, William Schaffer, Jeremy Hansen, and Patrick Smith and Nick Kenney
11:30 a.m.
Solo Master Class
with David Jolley
(11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.)
(Rosen Concert Hall)
2:00 p.m.
Closing Concert
(2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.)
(Rosen Concert Hall)
featuring Members of the North Carolina Symphony, Competition Winners, 2011 Mass Choir, 2011 Professors’ Ensemble