Welcome from Dean Piersol
On behalf of the School of Music, I am delighted to welcome you to Florida State University and the 2004 Southeast Horn Workshop. The School of Music has a long tradition of hosting professional meetings at FSU, including the first (and the 25th) International Horn Workshop, and we're pleased to continue that role into the 21st century. We are especially pleased to host this particular event, because of the long tradition of excellence in horn teaching and performance here at FSU.
Regretfully, we will say goodbye at the end of this year to William Capps, Professor of Horn for 31 years, who will officially retire in May. This Workshop will thus serve not only as a celebration of fine horn playing, but also as a celebration of Dr. Capps’ legacy.
We hope that you will make yourselves very much at home during your stay at Florida State University, and I join all faculty, students, and staff of the School of Music in wishing you an exciting and memorable 2004 Southeast Horn Workshop.
Jon R. Piersol, Professor and Dean of the School of Music since 1991, joined the Florida State University music faculty in 1980 as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs with responsibility for graduate studies in music as well as general coordination of all academic programming. Previously, Dr. Piersol was Associate Dean of the College of Musical Arts at Bowling Green State University. Dr. Piersol received the Ph.D. degree from the University of Iowa, and he has remained active in research and publication in wind music. A recipient of the Edwin Franko Goldman Award from the American Bandmasters Association, he served as the editor of the Journal of Band Research from 1982 through 1996. Professor Piersol has served the National Association of Schools of Music as a presenter at several national meetings, as the chair of Region VII, and a member of the Board of Directors. He is currently the Associate Chair of the National Commission on Accreditation for NASM.
About the School of Music
The Florida State University School of Music is the largest school of music in the southeast and the third largest university-based school of music in the nation. The Kuersteiner and Housewright buildings accommodate over 80 faculty members and over 650 undergraduate and 350 graduate students representing nearly every state in the nation and 20 foreign countries.
Each year the School of Music offers over 400 concerts and recitals featuring faculty members, students, guest artists, and ensembles of all sizes. Performance opportunities for students include choral ensembles, jazz bands, concert bands, chamber music, music theatre, opera, orchestras and various special ensembles.
Performance facilities include the 1575-seat Ruby Diamond Auditorium, 500-seat Opperman Music Hall, 218-seat Dohnányi Recital Hall, Lindsay Recital Hall, and the Owen F. Sellers Amphitheatre.
The School of Music is also home to the Warren D. Allen Library, one of the major music libraries in the southeast. It houses over 100,000 scores, sound recordings, video cassettes, books, periodicals, and microfilms.
The Florida State University School of Music offers undergraduate degrees in instrumental and vocal performance, music education, music therapy, music theory, music history and literature, composition, music theatre, jazz, commercial music, and church music. The graduate program offers masters and doctoral degrees in instrumental and vocal performance, conducting, composition, historical musicology, ethnomusicology, jazz, opera, music theory, music therapy, music education, and arts administration. In addition, several certificate programs are offered.
For more information, please visit the Florida State University School of Music website, and the main website of Florida State University.