American Horn Quartet--Archives

1982-1983
American Horn Quartet founded by David Johnson, Jon Levin, Sjon Scott and Glen Borling.

1983-1984
Under Construction

1984-1985
Spring 1985:
Kerry Turner and Geoffrey Winter become members of the Quartet, replacing Sjon Scott and Glen Borling.

1985-1986
Under Construction

1986-1987
Under Construction

1987-1988
June 26, 1988:
Concert in the Weissen Saal des Neuen Schlosses in Stuttgart, Germany.

1988-1989
January 18, 1989:
Concert in the Bierger Schlass in Bourglinster, Luxembourg.

July 20, 1989:
Concert in the Stephansaal, Karlsruhe, Germany.

July 21, 1989:
Concert in the Kleinen Konzertsaal, Gasteig, München, Germany.

August 1989:
First Prize at the Philip Jones Brass Chamber Music Competition in Barcs, Hungary.

1989-1990
Spring of 1990, Jon Levin decides to retire from the Qaurtet; Charles Putnam is chosen to replace him on low horn.

March 1, 1990:
Recital at the Stadthalle in Limburg, Germany, Charlie Putnam's first performance with the AHQ.

June 6, 1990:
Concert in the Amerikanischen Club, Bonn, Germany.

June 22, 1990:
Concert in the Burghof in Maur, Germany.

June 28, 1990:
Concert in Schoss Rabenstein, near Graz, Austria.

1990-1991
August 25-28, 1990:
Italian Tyrolean Tour, including performances in St. Ulrich, Bolzano and Ortisei.

October 30, 1990:
Concert at the Musikhochschule Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland.

December 1990:
Recording of the "American Horn Quartet" CD in Luxembourg.

June 7-9 1991:
Italy Tour, courtesy of Gli Ottoni de Verona:
Vicenza: Oratorio di Sans Nicola
Verona: Chiesa di San Pietro in Carnario
Mantova: Teatro Accademico del Bibiena

1991-1992
October 5-10, 1991:
First Prize at the NOTAMUS Music Competition in Bruxelles, Belgium.

October 10, 1991:
Concert in Bruxelles, Belgium.

1992-1993
September 11, 1992:
Recital in the Dorfkirche in Steffisburg, Switzerland..

October 17, 1992:
Concert in the Kammermusiksaal of the Beethoven-Haus in Bonn, Germany. Guest artist: Volker Grewel (Turner: Casbah of Tetouan & Siklos: Waldidyll und Jägerlied).

October 23, 1992:
Recital at Southern Oregon State College in Ashalnd, OR..

October 26, 1992:
Recital at University of Oregon School of Music, Beall Concert Hall.

October 27, 1992:
Recital at Portland State University, Portland, OR.

April 1993:
Recording of "4x4" in Bern, Switzerland.

April 24, 1993:
Recital at the Villa Louvigny in Luxemburg.

May 12, 1993:
Recital at the Bern Casino in Bern, Switzerland.

May 13 & 14, 1993:
Performances of Schumann Konzerstuck with the Bern Symphony.

May 16-22, 1993:
Guest Artists at the 25th International Horn Workshop held at FSU in Tallahassee, Florida. Recitals on May 19, and on May 21 guest artist David Ohanian (Turner: Casbah of Tetouan).

June 25, 1993:
Concert in the Evangelische Kirche, Rotta, Germany.

June 26, 1993:
Concert in the Spiegelsaal of the Köthener Schloß, Köthen, Germany.

July 7, 1993:
Concert in the Brunnenhof der Residenz, München, Germany.

1993-1994
August 13, 1993:
Guest Artist at teh First Horn workshop of the Czech Republik, with concerts in Nove Straseci Town Hall and the Rudolfinum in Prague.

August 16, 1993:
Concert as part of the Rheingau Musik Fesitval in Hochheim, Germany

October 10, 1993:
Concert in the Pleni Hudby, in Brno, Czech Republic.

October 19, 1993:
Concert in the Cercle Munster, Luxembourg.

October 22, 1993:
Concert (Concerts de Midi) in the Auditorium of the Villa Louvigny, Luxembourg.

November 1993:
USA Tour:
Performances of Schumann's Konzertstück with the Rogue Valley Philharmonic:
November 11, Ashland
November 12, Grants Pass
November 13, Medford
Recitals:
November 16, concert at Portland State University.
November 18, concert at Hertz Hall in Ellensburg, WA.
November 19, performance of Schumann's Konzertstuck with the Tacoma concert Band.

November 21, 1993:
Performance of Schumann's Konzertstück with the Seattle Youth Symphony in the Seattle Center Opera House, Seattle, WA. Guest artist: Larry Johnson (substituting for Kerry Turner). David, Larry and Geof are all alumni of this youth orchestra.

January and February 1994:
Recording of "Unlikely Fusion" in Luxembourg.

March 29-28, 1994:
Guest Artists at the Swiss International Horn Workshop in Winterthur, Switzerland.

April 2, 1994:
Concert at the Barbican Center, London, England.

May 9, 1994:
Recital at the Hong Kong Acadamy of Performing Arts.

May 13, 1994:
Performance of Schumann's Konzertstück with the Hong Kong APA Symphony Orchestra, Ms. Wing-Sie Yip, cond.

May 28 - June 2, 1994:
Participants at the IHS Horn Symposium at the University of Missouri, Kansas City.

1994-1995
September 27, 1994:
Concert at the Hetjens Musem in Dusseldorf, Germany.

September 28, 1994:
Concert at the Saal de Fetes, Dudelange, Luxemburg.

September 29, 1994:
Concert at the Haus Beda in Bitburg, Germany.

January 11, 1995:
Performance of Schumann's Konzertstück with the Forsvarets Stabsmusikkorps, Alf Ardal, conductor, in Oslo, Norway. Also Residency at the Oslo Conservatory.

February 25 & 25, 1995: Artists in Residence at the Musikhochschule in Freiburg, Germany.

March 13-16, 1995:
Artists in Residence at the Rotterdam Conservatory, Rotterdam, Holland.

April, 1995:
USA Tour:
April 13 & 15: Florida State University, including Schumann's Konzertstuck.
April 16: Rectial at the University of Georgia.
April 17 & 18: University of Memphis, Tennessee including Schumann's Konzertstuck.
April 19-22: Recital and performance of Schumann's konzertstuck at the SE IHS Horn Workshop at West Virginia University.
April 23: Masterclass at the Julliard School.
April 24: Merkin Concert Hall, Lincoln Center New York City.
April 27: Masterclass at the Manhatten School of Music and concert at St. Paul's Chapel.
April 29: Recital as Guest Artist at the NW IHS Horn Workshop in Pacific Lutheran Univeristy.
April 30 & May 1: Performance of Schumann's Konzertstuck and Introduction and Main Event with the Washington Wind Symphony.
May 2: Performance at Lincoln Hall, Portland State University, Portland, OR.

May 29 - June 4, 1995:
Guest Artists at the First Hungarian Horn Festival:
June 2: Recital in the Church in Csobanka.
June 3: Performance in the Franz Liszt Acadamy, guest artist: Marty Hackelman (Turner: Casbah of Tetouan).

July 3 & 4, 1995:
Recording of "Im Herbst" in Blumenstein, Switzerland.

July 9-15, 1995:
Guest Artists at the Horn Symposium in Bordeaux, France, including a performance of the Schumann Konzertstück with the Orchestre Symphonique d'Aquataine.

July 24-30, 1995:
Special Guest Artists at the International Horn Symposium in Yamagata Japan, with concerts in Yamagata and Tokyo.
August 1, 1995:
Concert in Tokyo Muzori Hall, Japan.

1995-1996
September 19, 1995:
Concert in Solothurn, Switzerland.

October 1, 1995:
Concert in Salzburg, Austria as part of the Juvevum Brass Festival.

October 2-7, 1995:
Czech Tour:
Prague, Jezenik, Ostrava, Brno & Machocha.
October 8 Bratislava, Slovak Republic.

December 8, 1995:
Recital in the Redoute, Bad Godesberg, Germany.

January 9-13, 1996:
Artists in Residence in Oslo, including a performance of Schumann's Konzertstück with the Oslo Military Band.

April 10-25, 1996, USA Tour:
Texas: Tivy High School, San Marcos, Baylor, Brazos Symphony Orchestra, Kerrville & Denton.
Midwest: Allied Artists Tour.
Bethany College in Lindsborg, KS.

1996-1997
August 21-23, 1996:
Performances at the Fredener Internationale Kammermusiktage, Freden, Germany.

August 28, 1996:
Concert in Bergen-Enkheim near Frankfurt a. M., Germany

October 24, 1996: Concert in Neuss, Germany.

March 1997, USA Tour to the Midwest:
March 6 & 7: Artists in Residence at Bethany College, Lindsborg, KS.
March 10-12: Artists in Residence at Memphis State University including a performance of Schumann's Konzertstück.
March 14-16: Artists in Residence at Illinois University in Champlaign, IL.

March 1997:
Tour with the Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie Konstanz, featuring Schumann's Konzertstück:
March 19,21 & 23: Konstanz, Germany.
March 24: Frauenfeld, Switzerland in the Casino.
March 25: Tuttlingen, Germany.
April 4: Schaffhausen, Switzerland.
April 15: Lahr, Germany.

June 22-25, 1997:
Recording of "The Well Tempered Horn" in Basel, Switzerland.

1997-1998
November 6-14, 1997:
Japan Tour

November 14 & 15, 1997:
Performances of Schumann's Konzertstück with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, Richard Buckley, cond.

January 29 & 30, 1998:
Performance of Schumann's Konzertstück with the RTL Orchestra, Lü Ja, cond. in Esch sur Alzette and Luxemburg.

April 1998, USA Tour:
April 5: Recital in Madison, AL. Guest Artist: Karl Pittuch substituting for Geof Winter.
April 9: Performance of Turner's Introduction and Main Event and Schumann's Konzertstück with the Alabama Symphony in Huntsville. Guest Artist: Karl Pittuch substituting for Geof Winter.
April 18 & 19: Performances of Schumann's Konzertstück with the Seattle Philharmonic.
April 21 & 22: Artists in Residence at PSU in Portland, OR.
April 25 & 26: Performances of the Schumann Konzertstück with the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra, in University Park IL.
May 3: Performance of the Schumann Konzertstück with the Middleton Symphony Orchestra, Middleton, OH.

June 20-28, 1998:
Artists in Residence at the National Australian Music Acadamy in Melbourne, Australia.

1998-1999
August 21-23,1998:
Concerts in the Limoges area of France.

September 12, 1998:
Concert in Moers, Germany.

October 1998, USA Tour in the Midwest:
October 14-17: Concerts with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra.
Tour with Allied Artists in the Midwest.

February 6-9, 1999:
Two Performnaces of Schumann's Konzertstück with the Washington Chamber Orchestra in the Kennedy Center in Washington DC.

April 1999:
Performances of Schumann's Konzertstück with the Brabants Orkest of Eindhoven, Holland.
April 9: Eindhoven, in the Muziekcentrum Frits Philips.
April 10: Breda, in the Chasse Theater VSB-Hall.
April 11: Eindhoven, in the Muziekcentrum Frits Philips.
April 12: s'Hertogenbosch, in the Theater aan de Parade.
April 13: Tilburg, in the Concertzaal.

April 14, 1999:
Concert in Telc, Czech Republic.

April 15 & 16, 1999:
Performances of Schumann's Konzertstück with the Brno Philharmonic in Brno, Czech Republic.

May 6, 1999:
Concert at the Kammermusik Freigut in Zurich, Switzerland.

May 7-9, 1999:
Guest artists at the 3rd Swiss International Horn workshop in Wintherthur, Switzerland.

1999-2000
July 30 - August 1, 1999:
Guest artists at the Czech Horn Festival in Nove Straseci, Czech Republic. Recital in Prague at the Martinusaal in the Liechtenstein Palace on August 1.

October 23, 1999:
Recording of Turner's Fandango for Ricochet CD in Luxembourg.

January 25, 2000:
Concert at the Foyer Europeen in Luxemburg.

February 21 - 24, 2000:
Performances of Schumann's Konzertstück in Stockholm with the Swedish Royal Philharmonic.

April 17 - 23, 2000:
Artists in residence at the APA in Hong Kong. Recitals including performances with the horn section of the Hong Kong Philharmonic.

2000-2001
July 30-August 3, 2000:
Guest artists at the Liecsa Brass Week, in Liecsa, Finland. Recitals in Liecsa and on Koli Hill, as well as a performance of Schumann's Konzertstück with the Latvian Symphony Orchestra.

August 5 & 6, 2000:
Two recitals at the Citee de la Musique, Paris, France.

August 17, 2000:
Concert in St. Yrieix, France.

August 18, 2000:
Concert in Limoges, France.

August 26, 2000:
Chamber Music concert in Hondrich, Switzerland.

August 27, 2000:
Performance of Schumann's Konzertstuck with the Moscow Radio Orchestra in Murten, Switzerland.

November 12, 2000:
Concert in the Eglise Saint-Michel, Luxembourg, guest artist Mark Olsen in Turner's Casbah of Tetouan.

February 27 to March 3, 2001:
Tour of Mainland China, including concerets in Shanghai and Baijing.

February 13-16, 2001:
USAREUR Brass Symposium in Heidelburg including masterclasses, concerts and performance of "Introduction and Main Event" in Heidelburg, Germany.

March 28 - April 6, 2001, USA Tour:
March 28- April 1: Guest artists at the Southwest Horn Workshop in Conway, AR, including a performance of Turner's Introduction and Main Event and Schumann's Konzertstück with the conway Symphony.
April 3: Concert and Masterclass in Appleton, WI.
April 5: Concert and Masterclass in Stevens Point, WI.
April 6: Concert and Masterclass in River Falls, WI.

May 6, 2001:
Concert in the Martin-Luther-Saal in Tuttlingen, Germany.

July 3-8, 2001:
Artists in residence at the Music Conservatory in Lugano, Switzerland, including performances of Schumann's Konzertstück with the Conservatory Orchestra in Lugano, Ascona and San Vittore.

2000-2001
August 2, 2001:
Concert as part of the 5e Festival Cuivres en Dombes in the Chateau du Marinet, in St. Nizier-le-Desert, near Lyon, France.

September 18, 2001:
Concert in the Stadtkirche, Liestal, Switzerland.

November 19-30, 2001 Japan Tour:
Nov. 20: Concert at Izumo Shimin Kaikan, Izumo.
Nov. 22: Masterclass in Tatsuno Junior High School (Kerry Turner only).
Nov. 23: Masterclass in Osaka at Dolce Music Store (Kerry Turner only).
Masterclass and and short performance at Elizabeth Musical College in Hiroshima (Johnson, Putnam & Winter).
Nov. 24: Concert at the Gendai Gekijou in Takatsuki.
Nov. 25: Concert at Sanyo High School in Okoyama.
Nov. 26: Concert at Bunkyo Civic Hall in Tokyo.
Nov. 28: Concert at Bank Hall in Fukuoka.
Nov. 29: Concert at Yonago-shi Koukaido in Yonago.

December 2, 2001:
Christmas Seaside Concert at the Hilton on Guam.

December 3, 4 & 5, 2001:
Demonstration/Lectures at various schools on Guam.

January 24 & 25, 2002:
Performances of Schumann's Konzertstück (1849) in Mulhouse, France, with the Orchestre Symphonique de Mulhouse.

January 26, 2002:
Masterclasses at the Conservatoire Jean-Philippe Rameau de Dijon, France.

January 27, 2002:
Concert in the Ancienne Chapelle du Lycée Carnot, Dijon, with the Grand Ensemble de Cuivres du Conservatoire de Dijon.

February 15-19, 2002:
Texas tour, with Karl Pituch as special guest.
Feb. 15: Rectial at UNT, Denton
Feb. 16: Masterclass atBaylor University
Feb. 17: Recital in Kerrville
Feb. 18: Masterclass at Tyvee H.S. and Recital at UT Austin
Feb. 19: Recital at Texas A&M Kingsville

April 3&4, 2002:
Recital and masterclass at the Hiller Horntagge in Hille, Germany.

2002-2003
August 19-21, 2002:
Recording project with the horn section of the New York Phlharmonic. Please see our CD page for more details!

October 1-3, 2002:
Recital and masterclasses in Winterthur Music Conservatory, Switzerland.

December, 2002:
Various school demonstrations in Luxemburg area.

January 29, 2003:
Recital in Pick Staiger Hall at the Northwestern University in Evanston, IL.

January 31 - February 2, 2003:
Guest Artists at the Northwest Horn Workshop in Ellensburg, WA.
Recital in Hertz Hall on January 31, and performance of Schumann's Konzertstück on Feb 1.

February 9, 2003:
Concert in Rockford, IL

February 10 & 11, 2003:
Masterclasses and Recital the University of Wisconsin in Madison.

February 12, 2003
Concert at the Manhatten School of Music, NYC:

June 2-7, 2003
Guest artists at the 35th International Horn Symposium at Indiana University School of Music, in Bloomington, Indiana.

June 28 - July 4, 2003
Along with Ib Lansky-Otto and Froydis Re Wekre, guest artists at the Nordic Horn Seminar in Askov, Denmark.

July 18-20, 2003
Recording Project with the Warsaw Chamber Orchestra, Dariusz Wiznieski, conductor. On this CD: works by Schumann, Telemann, Handel and Haydn.

August 20-21, 2003
Performance in Bratislava and masterclass.

August 23, 2003
Performance of the Schumann Konzertstück with the State Orchestra of Brno, Czech Republic.

2003-2004
January 2004, Florida tour:
January 8-10 Florida Music Educators Conference, Tampa
January 12 The Festival of Fine Arts, Florida Southern, Lakeland
January 13 Concert - First United Methodist Church of Orlando
January 14 masterclass Florida Southern, Lakeland

March 25, 26 & 27 performances of the Schumann Konzertstück with the Pomerigi Musicali in Milan, Italy.

March 28, masterclass and recital in Lugano, Switzerland.

May 21-23, guest artists at the 4th International Swiss Horn Workshop, in Winterthur, Switzerland.

May 24, recital at the Musikhochschule in Zürich, Switzerland.

July 16, recital in Unkel, Germany.

July 25-30, guest artists at the IHS convention in Valencia, Spain. Concerts with the Budapest Festival Horn Quartet as well as recitals.

August 7-14, guest artists at the 2nd Melbourne International Festival of Brass, in Melbourne, Australia. Recitals, masterclasses, and a special performance of "Concerto Assurdo" with Barry Tuckwell.

2004-2005

USA Tour: October 27- November 4:
October 27-30: Guest artists at the 2nd Western Horn Symposium in Las Vegas, NV.
October 31-November 1: Masterclass and recital at SMU in Dallas, TX.
November 2: Recital in Columbia, MO.
November 3: Masterclass and recital at SUNY at Purchase, NY.
November 4: Masterclass at West Point, NY.
November 4: Mastercalss and recital at the Julliard School in New York, NY.

January 14-17, guest artists at the AIRHorn Workshop at camp Tontonzona in Arizona

April 17, Masterclass and Recital in Überlingen Germany.

June 4, recital in the Abteikirche in Otterberg Germany.

France Tour: June 10-12:
June 10: Recital in Poligny.
June 11: Masterclass and teaching in Poligny.
June 12: Recital in Chevigny, near Dijon.

2005-2006

September 24: Recital in Winterthur, Switzerland

November 20: Performance of Schumann's Konzertstück in Bonn, Germany, accompanied by the Beethoven Orchestra of Bonn, Roman Kofman Conductor. Guest artist Miklos Nagy in for Kerry Turner.

December 2: Performance of Schumann's Konzertstück in Koblenz, Germany, accompanied by the Beethoven Orchestra of Bonn, Roman Kofman Conductor.

January 11: Recital in Town of of Cape Town, South Africa.
January 13: Recital at the Arabella Country Club, near Fish Hoek, South Africa.

USA Tour: February 24 - March 5:
February 24: Masterclass and Recital at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. MN.
February 25 & 26: Performances of the Schumann Konzertstück in Steven's Point, WI with the Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, Pat Miles cond.
February 28: Masterclasses and performances at Lake Forest High School, Lake Forest IL.
March 3: Performance of the Schumann Konzertstück at Rollins College, Winter Park, FL
March 4: Family Concert and Recital at Rollins College, Winter Park, FL.
March 5: Masterclass and Recital with the Atlanta Symphony horn section at Kennesaw State University in GA.

2006-2007

From August 5 to 9 the AHQ was featured guest artist at the Czech Horn Workshop in Nove Straseci, Czech Republic. This event included a concert at the Bertramka Villa in Prague as well.

On August 13 the AHQ performed in the Zehntscheune in Heisterbach near Bonn, Germany.

On August 14 recital in the Ballsaal of the Alten Kurhaus in Aachen, Germany.

On November 11th and 12th the AHQ performed in the Luxemburg Philharmonie as part of the Loopino Children's concert series.

January 20 & 21: CD recording for the 9th AHQ CD: Myths and Legends

USA Tour: Feb. 24 - March 7:
February 24: Recital at UIUC
February 25: Masterclass and teaching at UIUC
March 3: Performance of Schumann's Konzertstück with the Lake Geneva Community Orchestra at Badger High School in Lake Geneva, WI.
March 4: Masterclass and recital at Kimberly High School in Appleton, WI.
March 5: Masterclass at the Eastman School of Music, Rochester NY.
March 6: Concert in Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY.
March 7: Lecture and Recital in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY.

From the 1st to the 6th of July the AHQ was the featured artists at the 5th Annual Hornworkshop in Lugano, switzerland. Aside from teaching the AHQ also performed the Schumann Konzertstück in Varese and Como Italy.

On August 5th to 11th the AHQ hosted its first Annual Horn Summer Camp in Daytona Beach, Florida.

2007-2008

On September 1 the AHQ participated in a memorial concert to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Dennis Brain, in Lugano Switzerland.

On Spetember 29th and 30th the AHQ performed the Schumann Konzertstück with the Sinfonische Blasorchester Vorarlberg in Hörbranz & Kufstein, Austria.

On October 6th the AHQ performed in the "Überlingen Kapuziner" in Überlingen Germany. On the same weekend the group coached student ensembles for a concert given at the Puppet Museum on the afternoon of the 7th.

In December the 9th AHQ CD is ready for release, Myths & Legends features works by Eric Ewazen, Kaz Machala and Kerry Turner.

The American Horn Quartet - Archives

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