Monthly Archive

Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find a total of 279 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.
News & Events
Bryan Proksch
4260

Symposium: Improvised Practice in Trumpet Ensembles

On October 12-13, 2018 the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis will present a workshop on trumpet ensemble improvisation practices in the 16th and 17th centuries. It is part of a research project headed by Ig... read more..

Recordings
Bryan Proksch
3837

The Gonzaga Band, Venice 1629

The Gonzaga Band, Venice 1629, Resonus Classics (LC28421), 2018. Jamie Savan, director, and cornett (treble cornett by John McCann, mute cornett by Serge Delmas, and tenor cornett by Christopher Monk... read more..

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Bryan Proksch
3476

The Prince Regent’s Band: Russian Revolutionaries

The Prince Regent’s Band, Russian Revolutionaries Vol.1: Victor Ewald & Oskar Böhme. Resonus Classics (RES10201), 2016. Richard Fomison, soprano cornet in E-flat, cornet in B-flat, rotary ... read more..

Recordings
Bryan Proksch
3624

Prince Regent’s Band: The Celebrated Distin Family

The Prince Regent’s Band, The Celebrated Distin Family. Resonus Records, 2016. Richard Fomison; soprano cornet in Eb, cornet in Bb, contralto saxhorn in Bb, Richard Thomas; soprano cornet in Eb ... read more..

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Bryan Proksch
4674

51st International Horn Symposium in Ghent

The 51st International Horn Symposium in Ghent, Belgium will be held from 1 to 6 July 2019. Included are a number of events related to historical horn playing! Those interested in submitting an abstra... read more..

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Bryan Proksch
4446

ANIMUSIC 7th Congress Report

Arnold Myers helped organize numerous brass lectures and performances for HBS sessions at the 7th International Scientific Meeting for Sound and Musical Instrument Studies presented by ANIMUSIC. The read more..

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Bryan Proksch
4194

International Horn Academy Celebrates 15th Year

The Naturhornakademie Bad Dürkheim (International Horn Academy in Bad Dürkheim) is celebrating its fifteenth year with a number of events (concerts and seminars) this summer. Please see http://ww... read more..

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Bryan Proksch
4183

Call for Proposals: Making the Jazz Gumbo, 5/9/2019 at CUNY

Call for Proposals: Making the Jazz Gumbo An international conference on repertoires that Influenced and were influenced by early jazz and celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the death of James Rees... read more..

Recordings
Bryan Proksch
4439

University of Kentucky Baroque Trumpet Ensemble Recording

University of Kentucky Baroque Trumpet Ensemble, Jason Dovel, director, with John Foster, guest soloist. Music for Natural Trumpets. New Branch Records (NBR 018), Recorded July 11, 2017. www.jasondove... read more..

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Bryan Proksch
4319

Richard Seraphinoff - 2018 Monk Awardee

The Historic Brass Society is pleased to announce that the 2018 Christopher Monk Award has been presented to Richard Seraphinoff in recognition of his outstanding and sustained contributions to the u... read more..

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Bryan Proksch
4756

Cambridge Trumpet- and Cornetto-making Classes

Robert Barclay, Richard Seraphinoff & Michael Münkwitz will again be giving their annual week-long trumpet-making course in Linton, UK beginning on June 11. Click for more information: Long Trumpe... read more..

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Bryan Proksch
4983

New Conch Horn Book

Jeremy Montagu has published an e-book, The Conch Horn, and posted a free pdf version of it on his website www.jeremymontagu.co.uk. This study is a well-illustrated survey of shell trumpets across the... read more..

Recordings
Bryan Proksch
4322

Snedeker: Gallay's Twelve Etudes, op. 57

Jeffrey Snedeker, Twelve Etudes for Second Horn, op. 57 (1847) by Jacques Francois Gallay (1795-1864) (self-published, 2017). Recorded: May 2017, Central Washington University by Allen Larsen. Natura... read more..

Recordings
Bryan Proksch
5396

Dovel: Baroque Music for Trumpet and Organ

Jason Dovel and Schuyler Robinson, Baroque Music for Trumpet and Organ (New Branch Records 019, 2018). www.newbranchrecords.com and www.jasondovel.com. Jason Dovel has produced a beautiful recordin read more..

Recordings
Bryan Proksch
5089

Confluence by Ensemble Collina

Ensemble Collina, Confluence (Acis APL 01744), 2016. acisproductions.comConfluence is the first recording by the early music group Ensemble Collina. The quartet consists of Leah Peroutka, violin, Bren... read more..

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Bryan Proksch
5173

Fifth International Romantic Brass Symposium

Tuesday 20 November – Thursday 22 November 2018 at the by Bern University of the Arts (HKB) in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland www.hkb-interpretation.ch/romanticbrass5 The well-established Romantic Bra... read more..

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Bryan Proksch
5594

ANIMUSIC 7th Congress: July 4-7, 2018

The Associação Nacional de Instrumentos Musicais (Portuguese National Association for Musical Instruments) has announced their 7th International Congress, to be held July 4-7, 2018 in Caldas da Rainha... read more..

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Bryan Proksch
5125

Summer Cornetto Workshops: Kiri Tollaksen

Kiri Tollaksen will be teaching two summer cornetto workshops: The Madison Early Music Festival July 7-14 in Wisconsin and the Amherst Early Music Festival, July 15-22 in Connecticut. For further info... read more..

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Bryan Proksch
5127

7th Indiana Sackbut Workshop

The 7th Indiana Sackbut Workshop, held May 22-27, 2018 in Morgantown, will focus on the music of Great Britain, which developed along a trajectory unique from that of music on the continent. We will s... read more..

Journal
Editorial Staff
5090

Historic Brass Journal - Volume 29 - 2017

Historic Brass Journal - Volume 29 - 2017 ... read more..

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Bryan Proksch
4777

Foire aux Vents: Brussels Feburary 5-6, 2018

The third "Foire aux Vents" will be held on February 5-6, 2018 at the Royal Conservatoire of Brussels. The program includes concerts, paper presentations, masterclasses, and an exhibition of over twen... read more..

Book Reviews
Bryan Proksch
8854

Vernhettes: African-American Military Bands in France during World War I

Dan Vernhettes, Commemoration of the Centenary of the Arrival of the African-American Military Bands in France during World War I: A Historical and Musical Approach (Paris: Jazz’edit, 2017). ISBN 9782... read more..

Recordings
Bryan Proksch
4791

Musica Fiorita: Handel's Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day

Musica Fiorita, George Frideric Handel: Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day (Pan Classics, 2017). Recorded at Adullamkapelle, Basel, Switzerland November 17-21, 2016 in A=415 Hz. http://www.musicafiorita.ch/ ... read more..

Music Reviews
Bryan Proksch
5443

Tarr, ed.,Bach for Brass 7

Edward H. Tarr, ed. Bach for Brass, vol. 7. Cantatas and Mass Movements with Cornetts and Trombones. Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany: Carus Verlag 2017. Bach for Brass 7: Cantatas and Mass Movements... read more..

Recordings
Bryan Proksch
4954

Alec Frank-Gemmill: Horns and Pianos in the 19th c.

Alec Frank-Gemmill and Alasdair Beatson. A Noble and Melancholy Instrument: Music for Horns and Pianos of the 19th Century. BIS, 2017 (BIS-2228, Hybrid SACD). www.bis.se. Recorded January 2016 in Colo... read more..

Recordings
Bryan Proksch
5918

Madeuf recording of Molter

Jean-François Madeuf, J. M. Molter: Concertos for Trumpets and Horns (Accent ACC 24327). Johann Melchior Molter (1696–1765) was a highly regarded and prolific composer, born in Tiefenort near Eisenac... read more..

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Editorial Staff
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2017 News Archive

2017 HBS Symposium: New York, 13-16 July Call For Papers and Performances Historic Brass Society International Historic Brass Symposium July 13-16, 2017 New York University Metropolita read more..

Recordings
Editorial Staff
3322

Pioneering Ophicleide CD

Back from Oblivion; Nick Byrne, Ophicleide; David Miller, Piano. Melba Recordings MR 301111 Australia, Recorded at the Australian National Academy of Music (6-8 December 2006) CD Contents: Dag read more..

Music Reviews
Bryan Proksch
5480

Dauverné's Duo Concertant ed. Couturier

François Georges Auguste Dauverné, Duo Concertant pour 2 Trompettes Militaires in C, ed. Jean-Louis Couturier (Vienna: Doblinger, 2017) www.doblinger-musikverlag.at In addition to the fine and easy t... read more..

Book Reviews
Bryan Proksch
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Hasselbring and Montgomery: Around the World in Twenty-One Trumpets

Chris Hasselbring and Kirsty Montgomery. Around the World in Twenty-One Trumpets: A Brass Odyssey: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Fundamentals of Brass Playing Using the Natural Trumpet. Skokie,... read more..

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