2021 Northwest Horn Society Commissioning Consortium
The first-ever Northwest Horn Society Commissioning Consortium is currently funding a work for horn sextet by Aliyah Danielle. The work will be playable by advanced high school and college groups and will be five minutes in length. This piece is intended to enhance the repertoire available for high school and college groups who want to play engaging new music.
Explore Aliyah’s work on her website: https://www.aliyahdanielle.com
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About the Composer
Milwaukee-based musician Aliyah Danielle enjoys a multifaceted career including performing, composing, arranging, and teaching. As a horn player, she is well-versed in many different performance settings, including orchestral, wind ensemble, marching band, jazz, and smaller group configurations of various styles. Aliyah has been afforded the opportunity to perform and travel all around the world, including concerts and shows throughout the United States, as well as in Austria, Hungary, Denmark, and Belgium with various performance and civic engagement organizations.
Aliyah received a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Arizona State University in 2019. At Arizona State, she studied horn with John Ericson, nationally recognized horn soloist and co-founder of HornMatters and Horn Articles Online. Most recently, she attended the Kendall Betts Horn Camp studying with renowned hornists W. Peter Kurau, Lin Foulk Baird, Bernard Scully, Jesse McCormick, and James Naigus. She also studied at the New York University Summer Brass Workshop with members of the Manhattan Brass Quintet.
Aliyah’s mission is to use her art to pose questions and start conversations about issues deeply embedded in societal and cultural systems around the world. Music has a way of conveying messages to many people in a different way, and she believes that we can use this universal language as a way of connecting with and having a better understanding of others and their belief systems.
Milwaukee-based musician Aliyah Danielle enjoys a multifaceted career including performing, composing, arranging, and teaching. As a horn player, she is well-versed in many different performance settings, including orchestral, wind ensemble, marching band, jazz, and smaller group configurations of various styles. Aliyah has been afforded the opportunity to perform and travel all around the world, including concerts and shows throughout the United States, as well as in Austria, Hungary, Denmark, and Belgium with various performance and civic engagement organizations.
Aliyah received a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Arizona State University in 2019. At Arizona State, she studied horn with John Ericson, nationally recognized horn soloist and co-founder of HornMatters and Horn Articles Online. Most recently, she attended the Kendall Betts Horn Camp studying with renowned hornists W. Peter Kurau, Lin Foulk Baird, Bernard Scully, Jesse McCormick, and James Naigus. She also studied at the New York University Summer Brass Workshop with members of the Manhattan Brass Quintet.
Aliyah’s mission is to use her art to pose questions and start conversations about issues deeply embedded in societal and cultural systems around the world. Music has a way of conveying messages to many people in a different way, and she believes that we can use this universal language as a way of connecting with and having a better understanding of others and their belief systems.
Consortium Members
Gina Gillie, NwHS President, Pacific Lutheran University
Gerald Wood, Four Hornsmen of the Apocalypse
Jeffrey Snedeker, Central Washington University
Danielle Kuhlmann, Seattle Symphony Horns
Lauren Becker, Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam
Brenda Luchsinger, Alabama State University
Mike Simpson, JazzHorn Improvisation
Anne-Marie Cherry, Columbus State University
James Boldin, University of Louisiana-Monroe
Gustavo Camacho, Western Washington University
Jon Klein, BYU-Idaho
Zachary Cooper, University of Montana
Kaila Harris, PLU Horn Studio
Madeleine Folkerts, Great Falls Symphony/Chinook Winds
David Yanacek, Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra
Julia Burtscher
Johanna Lundy, Tucson Symphony, University of Arizona
Lydia Van Dreel, University of Oregon
Bill Richter
Patrick Hughes, University of Texas at Austin
Benjamin Lieser, University of Central Florida
Martin King, Washington State University
Gail Williams, Northwestern University
Alberto Suarez, Kansas City Symphony, University of Central Missouri
Heidi Lucas, University of Delaware and Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Heather Test, Texas Christian University
Brian Vance, Boise Philharmonic, Boise State University
Layne Anspach, Valparaiso University
Dr. Michael Walker, University of New Mexico
Nancy Joy, New Mexico State University
Lin Foulk Baird, Western Michigan University
Justin Stanley, Some Assembly Required
Jason Johnston, University of Idaho
David Byrd-Marrow, University of Denver
University of Oregon Horn Studio
Eric Hawkins, Georgia State University
Corbin Wagner, Michigan State University
Valerie Whitney, University of British Columbia
Central Washington University Horn Club
Consortium Information
Perks of Becoming a Consortium Member
When you donate to the project, you will not only support the creation of a new original work by an emerging composer, but you will also receive these perks:
When you donate to the project, you will not only support the creation of a new original work by an emerging composer, but you will also receive these perks:
- Performance Exclusivity - All consortium members will have the exclusive rights to perform the work through April 1, 2023.
- Acknowledgement - Your name (as you wish it to appear) will be listed in the score of the music.
- Copy of the Score - You will receive a PDF copy of the score and parts as soon as it is completed.
- News - You will receive updates on the progress of the project.
Timeframe
Joining the consortium is now closed as we have reached our membership goal!
Aliyah Danielle will deliver the piece prior to a premiere performance in the Spring of 2022.
Following the premiere, consortium members will have exclusive performing and recording rights for one year.
Joining the consortium is now closed as we have reached our membership goal!
Aliyah Danielle will deliver the piece prior to a premiere performance in the Spring of 2022.
Following the premiere, consortium members will have exclusive performing and recording rights for one year.
How to Join
Thank you for your interest in and support of this project. We are happy to announce that we have met our membership goal! We all look forward to Aliyah’s new composition which will premiere in Spring 2022.
If you were unable to join the project this time around, stay tuned for future projects from the Northwest Horn Society. We appreciate your support of excellent composers and the writing of new music for horn.
If you were unable to join the project this time around, stay tuned for future projects from the Northwest Horn Society. We appreciate your support of excellent composers and the writing of new music for horn.
Questions or Comments
For more information, or if you have questions or comments about the project, please contact Dr. Gina Gillie at gilliec@plu.edu.
For more information, or if you have questions or comments about the project, please contact Dr. Gina Gillie at gilliec@plu.edu.