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NEW New Review
See a recording review of a CD by the King Oliver Band in the Reviews section
NEW Hunting Horn Workshop
The American Hunting Horn Society announces its second annual workshop in Chautauqua, NY, October 3-5, 2008. This year's event features two featuring two French Champion Trompe players. For more information go to: www.huntinghornsociety.org/home.html
Conference on Brass Metallurgy
The Historical Metallurgy Society's annual conference "Metals in Musical Instruments" will be held from 12-14 September 2008 in Oxford. The conference will be held in the Holywell Music Rooms of Wadham College, which is the oldest surviving purpose built concert hall in Europe. The Holywell Rooms were built in 1748 and Handel is among the many famous musicians and composers who have appeared there. Papers will reflect the theme of the conference on the technology of metals with particular relation to musical instruments. As well as a full lecture programme there will be concerts on the Friday and Saturday evenings, themed to the conference, and opportunities to see “behind the scenes” at the Bate Collection of Historical Musical Instruments. There will be a number of other relevant venues to visit on Saturday afternoon. A full program for the event can be downloaded from www.hist-met.org/conf2008prog.pdf Further information can be obtained at www.hist-met.org/conf2008.html"
Photos and wrap-up of the 24th Early Brass Festival in New Orleans
Jeffrey Nussbaum's report on EBF 24 and a gallery of photos can be seen in the "Articles" menu - select 2008 Articles.
EBF T-shirts
Some of these HBS Early Brass Festival tshirts may bring back some nice memories. If you have any others not in this group please send a photo of it to Jeffery Nussbaum or Michael O'Connor.
26th Annual HBS Early Brass Festival and Vintage Brass Festival II
The Annual HBS Early Brass Festival will once again join forces with the Vintage Band Music Festival in beautiful Northfield, MN from 5-8 August 2010. The VBF II will feature fifteen bands giving "Fifty Concerts in Four Days". This is very early notice, but the organizers want vintage bands and vintage band enthusiasts to put this on their calendars. Ensemble interested in participating are should contact Paul Niemisto to discuss possibilities. Email . Watch the website for more information. A call for papers for the EBF will go out at the usual time. Papers on band music, instruments, and personalities will be especially welcome.
http://www.vintagebandfestival.org
HBSJ 19
Volume 19 of the Historic Brass Society Journal (2007) is now at the printer. Can't wait? Members can now view in online. You must log in with your assigned username and password for access. IP-based access will be finally be available for institutional subscribers within a few weeks. Institutional subscribers may contact Steven Lundahl for details.