KerryTurner.com - Kerry Turner- composer, horn player and international performing artist.

Revival of the Perkins Concerto for Four Horns (AHQ)

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:16:04 +0200

There is a frenzy of AHQ activity on the horizon. I will soon be meeting up with those curious lads at the IHS International Horn Symposium in Denver. We will be performing my work for horn quartet and orchestra (version for wind band) entitled "Introduction and Main Event". The AHQ will be guest soloists with the Hong Kong Academy of Music Wind Symphony with Mr. Joe Kirtley conducting. Immediately following this event, we are all flying down to Daytona Beach for the 2nd Annual AHQ Summer Horn Workshop which will take place from July 28 to August 3rd (see www.hornquartet.com for details). Then on August 11th, we once again board the plane and fly to South Korea and then on to Jeju Island for the Jeju Music Festival.

Performance of the Concerto for Low Horn and Orchestra

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:34:17 +0200

Start:
26 June, 2008 - 8:00pm

Location:
Jessen Auditorium, University of Texas at Austin

Mr. William Wiegard of West Texas A&M University at Canyon will be giving a rare performance of the Concerto for Low Horn and Orchestra at University of Texas at Austin.

Two Hours of Hollywood Blockbusters!

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 11:01:02 +0200

It`s Sunday morning. I rolled out of bed to get a big cup of java and get ready for church, when I noticed something on my lip. Splashing hot water on my face, I came to realize that it was not so much something "on" my lip, but rather something "wrong" with my lip. It appeared to be sticking straight up. And it was stiff as an over-starched shirt. Just behind these nasty feeling and not much better looking lips lurked a few aching teeth. Did I go a few rounds with Mike Tyson last night or what?

Then I remembered. Last night was the "Fete de la Musique" (Festival of Music) in the city of Luxembourg. And my colleagues in the Luxembourg Philharmonic and I had been booked to excitedly interpret (read: blast through) 2 solid hours of soundtracks from Hollywood blockbuster movies. Gast Waltzing was at the helm, and we had been granted three rehearsals for this hyperactive concert which was to be performed outdoors on the Place Guillaume. Each instrument received it`s own microphone in order to further amplify the bombastic spectacle. On the program were some of the most famous horn pieces from the recent movie soundtrack repertoire:

"Grail Symphony" completed (English/Deutsch)

Thu, 29 May 2008 08:16:05 +0200

I just wanted to make it known that I finished my symphony today. It has been a huge endeavor that has taken me 2 years to complete. It is called "The Grail Symphony" and has the traditional 4 movements:
1. The Sword of St. Michael
2. The Tears of Charlemagne
3. Candles in the Darkness
4. Knight of Pentacles

It is by far the most complex thing I have ever written. The next incredibly tedious part of the project involves setting it onto computer, proofreading the score and organizing a CD-recording of the work.

Stay tuned!

Ich wollte nur mitteilen, dass ich heute, meine Sinfonie, fertig geschrieben habe. Es ist eine riesige Unternehmung gewesen, die über 2 Jahre gedauert hat. Es trägt den Titel "Sinfonie des Heiligen Graals" und beträgt, traditionsgemäss, 4 Sätze:

Ni Ensemble Concert

Sat, 17 May 2008 10:41:45 +0200

Start:
31 May, 2008 - 8:00pm

Location:
Protestantesch Kierch, Luxembourg

Ni Ensemble concerts presenting works by various composers, including Ricochet.

REMINDER: The 2nd AHQ Workshop in Daytona Beach (English-Deutsch)

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:40:59 +0200

I would like to remind horn players around the world about the Second American Horn Quartet Workshop in Daytona Beach, Florida. Last year's event was highly successful, and I like to think that the participants went away feeling inspired. The dates are July 28 through August 3rd and the cost is around 800 US Dollars. Please check out the write-up about it on the AHQ website (www.hornquartet.com).

NOTE: There is now a reduction offered to anyone who signs up and brings a friend. Contact Heather Johnson at hephorn@yahoo.com.

Ich möchte Hornisten weltweit darauf aufmerksam machen, dass das "Second American Horn Quartet Workshop in Daytona Beach, Florida", vom 28 Juli bis 3 August, stattfinden wird. Letztes Jahr war das Workshop ein grosser Erfolg, und ich möchte meinen, dass die Teilnehmer, am Ende der Woche, ganz begeistert waren. Die Woche kostet so ungefähr 500 euro. Interessierten werden darum gebeten, das Website vom AHQ anzuschauen und den Anhang darüber zu lesen.

A Depressing Comparison (OPL Concert with the New York Voices)

Sat, 10 May 2008 16:41:13 +0200

This past Thursday evening, May 8th, I had the pleasure of hearing the jazz vocal quartet called New York Voices. As a matter of fact, I was in the orchestra for this concert, and I must say, due to a pretty heavy first horn part, I was more than usually preoccupied with my own part in the production. I did however find time to ponder an interesting point. You see, the New York Voices are in every way a brilliantly professional, well organized, sophisticated ensemble. The arrangements of their a cappella vocal repertoire are superb to say the least. And the way I understand it (from the conductor of this particular program, Mr. Gast Waltzing), when asked what they could possibly do with orchestra, they offered us, the OPL, a plethora of songs for vocal quartet, their own combo and symphony orchestra. So their repertoire for this genre is quite on the cutting edge as well. I was informed by a friend who knew them well, that they had just come from Germany, where they had sung a concert of totally different songs accompanied only by their combo. And the day after our gig with them, they were off to perform with the well-known WDR Big Band in Cologne, presenting once again, a totally different program.

AHQ Concert in Jeju, South Korea

Thu, 08 May 2008 17:20:52 +0200

Start:
16 August, 2008 - 3:00pm

Location:
Jeju Seaside Arts Center, South Korea

No details yet.

AHQ Concert in Jeju, South Korea

Thu, 08 May 2008 17:20:02 +0200

Start:
16 August, 2008 - 3:00pm

Location:
Jeju Culture and Arts Center, South Korea

No details yet.

AHQ Concert in Jeju, South Korea

Thu, 08 May 2008 17:19:03 +0200

Start:
13 August, 2008 - 3:00pm

Location:
Halla Art Center, Jeju, South Korea

No details yet.

AHQ Daytona Beach Summer Horn Week

Thu, 08 May 2008 17:17:36 +0200

Start:
2 August, 2008 - 3:00pm

Location:
Daytona Beach College, Florida

see www.hornquartet.com for details.

AHQ Daytona Beach Summer Horn Week

Thu, 08 May 2008 17:16:50 +0200

Start:
1 August, 2008 - 3:00pm

Location:
Daytona Beach College, Florida

see www.hornquartet.com for details.

OPL concert

Sat, 17 May 2008 10:44:45 +0200

Start:
1 July, 2008 - 8:00pm

Location:
Philharmonie, Lux.

AHQ Daytona Beach Summer Horn Week

Thu, 08 May 2008 17:14:41 +0200

Start:
30 July, 2008 - 3:00pm

Location:
Daytona Beach College, Florida

see www.hornquartet.com for details.

AHQ Daytona Beach Summer Horn Week

Thu, 08 May 2008 17:13:55 +0200

Start:
29 July, 2008 - 3:00pm

Location:
Daytona Beach College, Florida

see www.hornquartet.com for details.