9/20 - HBS Symposium Update
You may remember the Symposium that the Historic Brass Society presented at Amherst College in 1995. It was the largest and most important gathering of early brass performers, scholars, collectors, and enthusiasts ever assembled. This coming summer, on July 12-15, 2012, in New York City, the HBS will present the 2nd International Historic Brass Symposium: Repertoire, Performance, and Culture. This event looks to be as great as, and possibly surpass, the 1995 symposium in size and scope. You will see the names of the most distinguished personalities in the brass field in the list of participants below.
Venue
The Symposium will take place at the New School Jazz and Contemporary Music Program on 55 West 13th street in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village section (Thursday, Saturday, Sunday), a full day (Friday) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (82nd Street and Fifth Avenue) and a Friday evening concert and social event will take place at the Church of Saint Luke in the Fields, a few blocks from the Museum.
Symposium Housing
Participants in the upcoming HBS Symposium in New York (July 12-15, 2012) who wish to stay in the New School dorms must print, fill out and mail to the New School a PDF application together with full payment. There are a limited number of dorm rooms available so it is advised to secure your space ASAP.
Activities
The Symposium will consist of formal concerts, lectures on a wide range of topics from Antiquity through to the jazz age, round-table discussion sessions, interview sessions, informal playing sessions for all instruments, and a social event. Brass instrument makers will have displays of their instruments. An auction is planned. A special panel is planed to discuss the state of the brass community including performance practice, pedagogy, and scholarship. The Symposium will offer a rare chance to meet and interact with like-minded brass musicians.
Symposium Program Committee
Stewart Carter, Trevor Herbert, Jeff Nussbaum, Keith Polk
Registration
To register, please use the Symposium Registration Form (linked here). Please print the Registration Form and mail with Payment to: HBS 148 West 23rd Street #5F New York, NY 10011 USA. In addition to payment by check, the HBS, can accept payment through PayPal. www.paypal.com If you plan on staying in the New School dorm, please send that payment as well.
Call for Papers
A limited number of lectures will be considered for inclusion in the Symposium. The deadline has been extended to October 15th. Please send a talk title and short abstract to: president@historicbrass.org
Utley Student Support Award
Nominations open for student support from the Joe and Joella Utley Foundation. Self-nominations are acceptable. Please send a letter of support by November 1st to president@historicbrass.org
Participants - Updated
Cornetto: Bruce Dickey, Jean Tubery, Jeremy West, Jean-Pierre Canihac, Michael Collver, Kiri Tollaksen, James Miller, Jamie Savan,
Natural Trumpet: Jean-François Madeuf, Crispian Steele-Perkins, Friedemann Immer, Graham Nicholson, John Foster, Bob Civiletti, Nicolas Isabelle, Bruno Fernandes
Keyed Bugle: Ralph Dudgeon, Keyed Trumpet: Jaroslav Roucek
Cornet: Allan Dean
Natural Horn: Jeff Snedeker, Richard Seraphinoff, Paul Avril, John Boden, R.J. Kelley,
Trombone: Daniel Lassalle, Sylvain Delvaux , Fabrice Millischer, Wim Becu, Adam Woolf, Abigail Newman, Steven Saunders, Benny Sluchin, Linda Pearse, Francois Godere, Sam Barbash-Riley,
Serpent: Doug Yeo, Volny Hostiou,
Keyboard: Kathryn Cok, Steven Plank, David Shuler
Baroque Bassoon: Wouter Verschuren
Timpani: Ben Harms
Lecture presenters: Don Smithers, Trevor Herbert, Keith Polk, Renato Meucci, Stew Carter, Gunther Schuller, Dan Morgenstern, Krin Gabbard, Hannes Vereecke, Murray Campbell, Ignace De Keyser, Arnold Myers, Herbert Heyde, Jeroen Billiet, Florence Belliere, Kathryn, Bridwell-Briner, Alexander Bonus, Raymond David Burkhart, Teresa Chirico, Joe Drew, Patryk, Frankowski, Fritz Heller, Joe Kaminski, Don Larry, Thierry Maniguet, Claude Maury, John Miller, Lisa Norman, John Chick, Sabine Klaus
Abstracts for Papers to be Presented