Studio News and Events

Dr. Ericson to present and perform at IHS Denver
The Wagner tuba will be a focus for Dr. Ericson at the IHS Denver event, where he will present a session on playing the Wagner tuba and perform on the instrument and on modern horn in recital. He will also lead a group warm-up based on materials from The Brass Gym and will man the sales table for Horn Notes Edition in addition to fulfilling responsibilities as a member of the Advisory Council of the IHS.

The spring semester horn recital marathon of 2008 is over!
It was a semester full of recitals at ASU, with ten different degree recitals being performed. In addition, this semester at ASU we had something very unusual, three special brass recitals early in the semester, arranged by the collaborative piano studios. These recitals featured performances of works by American composers by top students from the trumpet, horn, trombone, and tuba/euphonium studios. It was a first and very successful.

Ericson solos with the Salt River Brass
Dr. Ericson performed twice this spring as a soloist with the Salt River Brass. In February it was jazz (!) as Mellophonium soloist with the Salt River Brass, on the classic arrangement of Misty as recorded by Stan Kenton in the early 1960s. This concert will be released shortly on CD by Salt River Brass Live. In May it was Somewhere Over the Rainbow, in what will be his last solo performance as a member of the group, as he wants to free up time for other projects.

The books are out
Dr. Ericson released four new books in December 2007 through Horn Notes Edition.
*Playing High Horn, a book on high horn playing, descant horns, and triple horns.
*Introducing the Horn, a book for new horn players and their teachers.
*Playing the Wagner Tuba, a handbook on the Wagner tuba.
*A Mello Catechism, a guide to all things Mellophone.
More information on these new publications may be found at www.hornnotes.com. Future publications currently in development include a natural horn book and books for technique development and transposition study.

Updated 5/21/2008