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Registration is open for the 2022 HBS Early Brass Festival at the Vintage Brass Festival in Northfield, MN.
We have been collaborating with the Vintage Band Festival every three years since 2007 and it is always tremendous fun with bands from all over, plus our HBS conference.
This is a FREE conference, as is the Vintage Band Festival.
Dates for the HBS Early Brass Festival are July 29-31, 2022.
Dates for the Vintage Band Festival are July 28-31, 2022.
Online registration for the HBS EBF is here: 2022 HBS Early Brass Festival Event registration (google.com)
Click here for a PDF version of the above registration form.
Click here for the tentative EBF conference schedule (as of 6/19/2022).
Click here for more information on the Vintage Band Festival (https://vintagebandfestival.org/)
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Call for Contributions
Sixth International Romantic Brass Symposium
Romantic Brass in Context
19th century brass instruments in military, church, chamber, opera, and orchestraThursday 20 April – Saturday 22 April 2023 in Bern (Switzerland)
Held by Hochschule der Künste Bern (HKB)
https://www.hkb-interpretation.ch/rbicThe well-established Romantic Brass Symposia in Bern present current research on brass instruments, concentrating on music of the long 19th century (1789–1914). After conferences on the keyed trumpet and the ophicleide, French horns, the materiality of brass instruments, the saxhorn, the conservation of historical brass instruments, and the trombone and acoustics, this sixth edition is open to all brass-related topics, highlighting interaction of brass instruments with their musical contexts. It is held in collaboration with the Historic Brass Society. Keynote addresses will be given by Sandy Coffin, Ignace De Keyser, Trevor Herbert, Sabine Klaus, Arnold Myers, and Anneke Scott.
We call for papers, lecture recitals and concerts with spoken commentary on all topics of brass instruments of the long 19th century, including historically informed performance, style, repertoire, history, and instruments. We expect that presentations will be given live and in person. The official language for the conference is English. Papers and lecture recitals should be no longer than 20 minutes (followed by 10 minutes for discussion); shorter presentations (10’ + 5’ discussion) are equally welcome. Concerts should not exceed 45 minutes. (Details of keyboard instruments will be available on the website).
For more information, click here to view the full announcement.
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6/16/2022
Everyone is welcome to join a one-day symposium Farbe und Atmosphäre im tiefen Schweben – Basstrompete und Bass-/Kontrabasstuba im Orchesterklang Richard Wagners at the Musikinstrumentenmuseum der Universität Leipzig (live and online) to be held on Thursday 30 June 2022 from 10:00 CEST. Prof. Dr. Klaus Aringer (Kunstuniversität Graz) will be giving the keynote presentation at 10:45 CEST. Papers and discussions will be held in German and English.
His orchestra is famously known as "harmony's realised thought, in its highest, most alive form for movement" (Oper und Drama, 3. Teil, IV). So much has already been said about Richard Wagner´s conception of sound, yet when we speak of the "colour" of his orchestra, our knowledge surrounding the bass trumpet and the bass / contrabass tuba is still in its infancy. These valved low brass instruments (labrosones) should not be relegated to the periphery; their sound worlds creates unique atmospheres in Wagner´s œuvre, while the strong, chromatic tone production in the tenor and bass registers is made possible with technology, through which efforts towards an audible hegemony in the age of nation-building and imperialism made its appearance. The aim of this symposium is to approach the conception of low brass instruments in Wagner´s work by addressing a characteristic facet of instrument manufacture, and the application of technical innovations in instrumentation.
Further details can be found here: https://organology.uni-leipzig.de/index.php/forschung/tuba
To join virtually, please use the following link: https://meet.uni-leipzig.de/b/jf8-4bq-sif-mws. Prior registration is not necessary.
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Call for Papers: 4th Vienna Talk on Music Acoustics
The fourth Vienna Talk on Music Acoustics will take place at the campus of the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna September 11th to 14th 2022.
Submission Guidelines
To facilitate a Brass Session, Stew Carter is collecting proposals for presentations from any interested HBS members.
- All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference.
- Abstracts (up to 400 words) should be submitted directly to Stew Carter at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by May 1, 2022.
- Acceptance notifications will be sent by June 15th.
- Presentation formats include oral, poster or demo.
- The presentation format will be decided by the program committee when the schedule is made, taking the author's preference into account.
- Full papers may be optionally submitted to POMA after the conference (details to follow).
- Full papers can be submitted regardless of the presentation format.
Please contact Stew directly with any questions: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
In addition to academic researchers the target audience also includes instrument makers, conservators and musicians.
Vienna Talk 2022 will follow the DAFx conference, to be held the week before at the same venue.
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The Historic Brass Society will be hosting their Early Brass Festival, in conjunction with the Vintage Band Festival, in Northfield MN over July 28-31 2022. We invite proposals, due by Thursday March 31, for presentations related to any aspect of Early Brass. Proposals should include an abstract (250 words) and a biography (125 words) with email contact information for a response. Please send proposals as email attachments (PDF preferred) to Sandy Coffin at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Additional information and updates will be posted at: www.historicbrass.org. See below for further information.
Early Brass Festival 2022
at the
Vintage Band Festival
July 28-31, 2022- Northfield, MN
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Paul Niemisto – Artistic Director VBF
Stan Curtis, – President, HBS
Ronald Rodman- Carleton College Host, Site Manager
Sessions held at the Applebaum Recital Hall, Weitz Center for Creativity,
Carleton College, Union St., Northfield.
13 presentations from Friday 9:00 AM through Sunday 12:00 noon.
Also: Vintage Band Festival presents 40 bands for over 100 concerts in 4 days.
See www.vintagebandfestival.org for information about housing, transportation, dining, and festival schedule. General inquiries: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..