Abstract
Project Mentor(s): Jeffrey Snedeker, DMA
CWU Horn Ensemble: Ellie Brower, Quentin Chamberlain, Alec Chinnery, Alex Coon, Chone Ewell, Jordyn Gribble, Eamon Hill, Lucy Jacky, Gabrielle Kosoff, Julia McConnachie, Sadie Papp, Lillian Record, Tori Seward, Jaeden Tellvik
The CWU Horn Ensemble will give a performance featuring music for 14 CWU Horn Club members led by director, Dr. Jeffrey Snedeker. This performance represents a concert that the ensemble performed at the Northwest Horn Symposium, a regional professional conference hosted by the Northwest Horn Society in April 2025 in Eugene, Oregon. The invited program includes a varied repertoire that stretches both the individuals and the ensemble as a whole. Our program contrasts with the programs of the past several years, which have focused on standard horn ensemble repertoire and experiences. The repertoire is diverse, but a common thread is that these pieces push the boundaries of what our ensemble can do. The program includes an assortment of Renaissance dance music, which is non-standard repertoire for horn ensemble; two pieces by the ensemble’s director, Dr. Snedeker, that incorporate improvisation into a group setting: Ostinati, where ensemble members are challenged by improvising as a group, as accompaniment, and as soloists, and Natural Horns, a piece written for cow horn, ram horn, kudu horns, and conch shells; and concludes with an arrangement of Abreu’s Latin jazz hit Tico Tico featuring two student soloists. The CWU Horn Club is grateful to have received grants from OUR and foundry10 to make the conference performance possible. Recording of the SOURCE 2025 performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkEWPszu9BQ
SOURCE Form ID
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Recommended Citation
McConnachie, Julia
(2025)
"CWU Horn Club 2025 Northwest Horn Symposium Performance and Presentation,"
Journal of the Symposium of University Research and Creative Expression: Vol. 1, Article 9.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/jsource/vol1/iss1/9