Northwest Horn Symposium Competitions

The Northwest Horn Symposium will feature three competitions for non-professional hornists.

All competition participants must be registered for the full symposium in order to participate. 
Competitors may compete in more than one category.

Indicate your plan to participate on your registration form. Those who participate qualify to take part in the Fearless Performance Masterclasses and/or receive a coaching from a Featured Artist

Winners will be announced at the featured artist concerts of the symposium. Horn Quartet Winners will be given a performance slot during the symposium closing Gala Concert!!

High Horn/Low Horn Mock Auditions
All excerpts can be found at: www.hornsociety.org/hornexcerpts-org

High Horn Mock Audition

Age restriction:  None
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High Horn Excerpts
*Horn 1 parts for all excerpts
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Beethoven, Symphony No. 7, movement 1, measures 86-110 (23 before C to 2 after C)
Brahms, Symphony No. 3, movement 3, measures 98-110 (one before F to 12 after F)
Ravel, Concerto for Piano in G, movement 1, rehearsal 25 to 26
Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 5, movement 2, measures 9-28 (8 before A to 13 after A)
Wagner, from Gotterdammerung, Short Call

Low Horn Mock Audition

Age restriction:  None

Low Horn Excerpts
Please take note of the requested horn part (horn 2 or horn 4)
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Beethoven, Symphony No. 3, movement 3, measures 171-205, Trio, Horn 2
Haydn, Symphony No. 31 "Hornsignal," movement 2, measures 36-38, Horn 2
Shostakovich, Symphony No. 5, movement 1, rehearsal 17 to 1 after rehearsal 21, Horn 4
R. Strauss, Don Quixote, Variation VII, rehearsal 57 to 5 after rehearsal 58, Horn 4
Weber, Overture to Der Freischütz, Adagio, ms. 9-25, Horn 4 in C

Horn Quartet Competition

Age restriction: None

Photocopies of music are not permitted if music is not in the public domain or donated to the Northwest Horn Society for use of this competition.

NwHS Repertoire (two pieces required)

First Round
Piece:  Suite, pour quatre cors en fa
Composer:  Eugene Bozza

​The piece can be purchased here

Second Round
Piece:  Graduation Waltz
Composer:  Tom Kubis arr. Steve Schaughency

Download the PDF for FREE here - donated by Steve Schaughency