Linfield College will host the Northwest Horn Orchestra (NWHO) in concert Thursday, Oct. 23, at 7:30 p.m. in the Richard and Lucille Ice Auditorium, located in Melrose Hall at Linfield.
The concert, sponsored by the Linfield Lively Arts Series, will feature eight professional horn players from the Portland, Salem and Eugene areas performing a concert of classics and lighter fare. The program features selections including “Farewell to Red Castle” by Kerry Turner, “Agnus Dei” by Samuel Barber, “First Suite in E-flat” by Gustav Holst, “Salvation is Created” by Pavel Tchesnokov and other pieces.
Several Linfield students will join the orchestra on select pieces. The Northwest Horn Orchestra, based in Portland, was founded in 2006 by Jen Harrison, an active local freelance and orchestral horn player. The group is dedicated to the preservation of classical music by broadening the definition of a “performance by classical instruments.” The orchestra performs a variety of styles presented in a fun and interactive environment.
Performers include Kelsi McGlothin, who plays with the Oregon Mozart Players and the Rogue Valley Symphony and has performed as a soloist with the Oregon Sinfonietta; Eric Grunkemeyer, who plays with the Rogue Valley Symphony and the Ura Quintet, a woodwind quintet based in Eugene; Jen Harrison, NWHO founder who also performs with the Portland Opera, the Eugene Symphony, the Portland Brass Quintet, the Columbia Symphony and the Oregon Symphony; Dave Crane, second horn in the Salem Chamber Orchestra and a member of the NWHO since its inception; Steve Hayworth, a member of the Portland Opera and Oregon Ballet Theatre orchestras; Lydia Van Dreel, associate professor of horn at the University of Oregon and a member of QUADRE-The Voice of Four Horns, the Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, the Eugene Symphony Orchestra, the Iris Orchestra, and the University of Oregon’s faculty brass and wind quintets; Jill Torberson, a member of the Portland Columbia Symphony, the Portland Festival Symphony and the NWHO; and Mike Hettwer, a member of the Portland Opera, Oregon Ballet Theater and Salem Chamber Orchestras and adjunct professor of horn at Linfield. The performance will be conducted by guest conductor Joan Paddock, professor of music at Linfield.
The concert is sponsored by the Linfield Department of Music and the Linfield Lively Arts Series, which features guest artists in concerts and in outreach activities, including master classes, open rehearsals and “Meet the Musicians” events with students and local audiences.
Tickets are $10 at the door and free for Linfield students with current ID. For more information, call 503-883-2275 or visit www.linfield.edu/arts.
