“Horn playing is easy – you just take a big breath and pucker your lips
and put your whole life through the horn.” – Lili Agrell (age 6)
Last Site Update:5-21-13
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The University of Iowa Horn Studio Web Site!
Architect’s drawing of the new UI School of Music!
Studio News:
Congratulations to UI Horn Studio TA Drew Phillips, who is the newly appointed instructor of horn and improvisation at Liberty University in Virginia starting Fall 2013! Drew is also a composer, and has recently turned out a series of terrific pieces for horn and piano.
UI Horn Studio DMA Student James Naigus was very busy at the Southeast Horn Workshop March 8-10 at Virginia Commonwealth University:
Composer in Residence (composer of “Primary Ignition” - required solo piece for the 1st round of the college solo competition; also adjudicator for this competition
Composer/performer of new horn quintet “Three Shades” (also playing: Patrick Smith, Kristin Smith, Paul Basler, David Jolley)
Composer/performer (on piano) of “Episodes” for horn & piano (with Paul Basler)
Performing his “Primary Ignition” on regional artist recital
Performing Paul Basler’s “Diversions” on regional artist recital
Performing (on piano) his “Reverie” on final recital (Rick Todd and Annamia Larsson, horns)
Also: the U of Florida horn choir + the VCU horn choir will be play his “Two Pieces” and “Bells”
Looking ahead: He will also be presenting a new commission in July at the 45th annual symposium of the International Horn Society
Congratulations, James!
[check out his new web site]
Jeffrey Agrell, Associate Professor of Horn
Besides information about horn studio of The University of Iowa,
the UI Horn Studio Web Site provides a set of annotated links to
web sites of interest to horn players everywhere.
It is the most comprehensive such site on the web!
It is designed
•to provide information for current and prospective students
•to further connection and information exchange with
high school players and band directors
•to list current events in the studio and in world of the horn playing (below)
•to bring quick access a plethora of interesting, amazing, and useful resources
for the horn student, amateur or professional player,
band director, music educator, trivia buff, or music researcher.
This web site has had over 105,000 visits since May 2009
We appreciate suggestions, additions, and corrections (e.g. dead links) from our visitors!
And questions: we love questions about anything horn or music-related.
New: Web Site for the University of Iowa Brass Area
Jeffrey Agrell’s Horn Blog:
Horn Insights
Most recent post:
Good Beginnings
Jeffrey Agrell’s Other Blogs:
Improv Insights, Composition Insights
Check it out:
WHO PLAYS WHAT? - survey of equipment
Top Sites - Cross section of interesting links
Join the International Horn Society!
Get in on the action! Meet horn players around the country and the world!
Find out what's going on: people, places, events, equipment
The 45th annual International Horn Society Symposium
will be held in Memphis, TN July 29-August 3, 2013
at the University of Memphis
Host: Dan Phillips
Jeffrey Agrell and Dan Spencer will be giving a presentation there: “Just Duet” and performing J.A.’s Ostinato Suite for 2 horns
Prospective Students
Click here for comprehensive information about playing horn and studying music at the University of Iowa
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Click here for a link to extensive listings of horn events at the IHS Web Site
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