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The 2011 International Horn Competition of America

PUBLISHED: May 3, 2011, John Ericson

First held in 1976, the competition at present known as the International Horn Competition of America will be held this year September 1-4, 2011 on the campus of the University of Louisville. Information on the event may be found three places online. The most obvious place to look is the main website of the International [...]

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Playing in a Competition?

PUBLISHED: November 23, 2010, John Ericson

This is from the archive of the original HTML Horn Notes Blog way back on 11/18/04. It came to mind as I just recently judged the same competition. Also note I have another, longer article on the same general topic here, Seven Keys to Winning a Concerto Competition for Mixed Instruments. Two days ago I [...]

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Results of the 2009 IHCA

PUBLISHED: August 18, 2009, John Ericson

The official results of the 2009 International Horn Competition of America, held August 13-16, 2009 on the campus of Columbus State University are now out! Professional Division: 1. Geoffrey Pilkington 2. Meredith Brown Finalists–Yoshimasa Kasahara and Gene Berger University Division: 1. Johanna Yarbrough 2. Emily Britten Finalists–Nicholas Kenney and Anna Marie Dodd There will be [...]

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Photo: IHCA Judges

PUBLISHED: January 31, 2009, John Ericson

I just noted an interesting horn news item on the newly rebuilt horn blog of Julia Rose, that the 2009 International Horn Competition of America will be held August 13-16, 2009 on the campus of Columbus State University in Georgia, hosted by Kristen Hansen. This is a great event to check into. I was a [...]

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Seven Keys to Winning a Concerto Competition for Mixed Instruments

PUBLISHED: November 21, 2008, John Ericson

Concerto competitions for a variety of instruments are common and have special problems to overcome. I just judged one here at Arizona State. To win a competition of this type there are several things you need to keep in mind, presented below in no particular order. 1. Play a great piece. This can be a [...]

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