FeaturedArtists,Mid-SouthHornWorkshop2017KATEŘINAJAVŮRKOVÁ

KateřinaJavůrkovábeganplayinghornattheageofninewithTomášKrejbich.ShegraduatedfromthePragueConservatoireintheclassofProf.BedřichTylšar.From2011shewasalsoastudentattheAcademyofPerformingArtsinPraguewithprofessorsRadekBaborákandZdeněkDivoký.DuringherstudiesshehaspassedanintershipattheConservatoireNationalSupérieurdeMusiqueetDanseParisintheclassofProf.AndréCazalet.

Sheisawinnerofanumberofinternationalcompetitions,amongthemthe“FedericoIIdiSvevia”competitioninItaly(2011),InternationalHornCompetitionofthefestivalMoravian,Autumn(2011),andtheInternationalBrassCompetitioninBrno(2013).Herlatestandmostsignificantsuccessisthe1stprizeandtitleoflaureateintheprestigiousPragueSpringInternationalCompetition2013.

FromJanuary2014,KateřinajoinedtheCzechPhilharmonicOrchestra.SheisalsoamemberofthePKF-PraguePhilharmonia.ShewasinvitedtoplaywiththeOrchestredeParis.

AssoloistshehasappearedwiththePKF-PraguePhilharmonia,PragueSymphonyChamberOrchestra,CarlsbadSymphonyOrchestra,andtheNOSPRKatowiceandherlatestrecordingoftheKrysztofPenderecki“Winterreise”Concertowascompletedlastyear.Sheisalsoanactivechambermusician,performingwiththeBelfiatoQuintet.Thisensemblewasawardeda3rdprizeonthe6thInternationalWindQuintetCompetitioninMarseille,France(2011).

MARTINHACKLEMAN

MartinHacklemanrecentlyjoinedthefacultyoftheUniversityofMissouri-KansasCityConservatoryofMusicandDanceasArtistinResidenceandAssociateTeachingProfessorofHorn.

Mr.Hacklemanbeganplayingthehornattheageofsixteen,studyingwithCaesarLaMonacainHouston.OtherteachershaveincludedBarryTuckwellandRolandBerger(ViennaPhilharmonic).HestudiedattheUniversityofHoustonandatage19hewonthePrincipalHornChairintheCalgaryPhilharmonicwhereheplayedfortwoseasons.HethenjoinedtheVancouverSymphonyasSoloHornunderMaestroKazuyoshiAkiyamain1974whereheplayedforthenextnineyears.

In1983,Mr.HacklemanleftVancouvertojointheworld-renownedCanadianBrass.Histhreeyearswiththegroupsawmanyoutstandingachievements,amongthem:sevenrecordingsforCBSMasterworks,includingBrassinBerlin(withthebrasssectionoftheBerlinPhilharmonic);extensivetoursoftheU.S.,Canada,EuropeandtheFarEast;aCanadianJUNOawardfor"bestclassicalrecord";thegroup'sHollywoodBowlpremiere;andthereleaseoftheirfirstvideo.

Mr.HacklemanthenacceptedaninvitationtojointheEmpireBrassQuintet,whosemoderateconcertscheduleallowedhimtimetopursueasolocareeraswellasspecialtyinterestssuchastheViennaandNaturalHorns.HewasamemberoftheEBQforfouryearsandrecorded5CD’swiththem.

Nostrangertothefieldofmusiceducation,Martinhaspublishedétudebooks(nowintheirthirdprinting)forthehornthatarerequiredrepertoireatsuchinstitutionsastheRoyalConservatoryinLondon,EnglandandtheUniversityofMichigan.HeisafrequentjurorfortheCanadaCouncil.HehasbeenonthefacultyattheUniversityofMaryland,BostonUniversity,andtheUniversityofBritishColumbia.HeisonthefacultyatBanffCentreinAlbertaeverysummerintheBrassProgramaswellasafrequentguestintheChamberMusicSessions.ForfouryearshecoachedtheAsianYouthOrchestraandparticipatedintheirannualworldtours.Mr.HacklemanisamemberofSummitBrasswhereheplays,records,andteacheseverysummer.OvertheyearshehasbeeninvitedtogivemasterclassesatJulliard,theManhattanSchool,CurtisInstitute,andUCLA,amongothers.FormanyyearshewasaFrenchhorndesignconsultantwithYamaha.

MartinreturnedtoVancouverinNovemberof1989,whereheplayedPrincipalHornintheVancouverSymphonyOrchestraonceagainservedasAdjunctProfessorofHornattheUniversityofBritishColumbia.In1990,Hehelpedlaunchanationallybroadcastchambermusic

seriesonCBCRadiocalled"CURIO",featuringchambermusicofrarecombinationsandforgottencomposers.

Forthe1999-2000seasonMr.HacklemanwasinvitedtoplayPrincipalHornintheMontréalSymphonyunderCharlesDutoit.In2000,hewasappointedPrincipalHornoftheNationalSymphonyattheKennedyCenterinWashington,D.CwhereheremaineduntilhismovetoKansasCity.HewasaskedtoperformasaguestPrincipalHornwith

thePhiladelphiaOrchestraontwooccasionswhilelivinginWashington,D.C.Aswell,MartinhasplayedPrincipalHornintheChautauquaOrchestraatTheChautauquaInstituteandattheWaterlooFestivalinPrinceton,NewYork.

MartinplaysSoloHornintheWashingtonSymphonicBrassandhasrecordedfourCDswiththem.HealsoteachesatTheBanffCentreinBanff,Alberta,CanadawiththeAllStarBrass,ateamofrenownedbrasssoloistsledbyinternationaltrumpetsoloistJensLindemann.TheywillbereleasingtheirfourthCDinthespringof2013.

Mr.HacklemanhasmadenumerousrecordingswiththeNationalSymphony,VancouverSymphony,MontrealSymphony,CanadianBrass,TidewaterBrass,andtheEmpireBrass.In1997herecordedhisfirstsoloCD,AfteraDream,madeupentirelyofhisownarrangementsforsolohornwithpianoandstringaccompaniment.HethenrecordedRomanzawiththeCBCVancouverOrchestrawhichfeatured5lostRomanticconcertos.Inaddition,arecordingofchambermusicfor2hornsandbassoonwasreleasedinthespringof1996.InNovemberof1998aChristmasrecordingwithhornquartetwasreleased.AdiscoftheBrahmsHornTriowithotherchambermusicwasreleasedinJulyof2000.HismostrecentCDisaduocollaborationwithhiswife,Kelly,entitled,SolitaryHotel,whichincludestheworksofMassenet,Rheinberger,Hlobil,Barber,andWilder.TheHacklemanDuohasplannedtwomoreCDsforlaterthisyear.

ROGERKAZARogerKazarejoinedtheSt.LouisSymphonyasPrincipalHorninthefallof2009,after14yearswiththeHoustonSymphony.HewaspreviouslyamemberoftheSTLSymphonyhornsectionfrom1983-95,andpriortothatheldpositionsintheVancouverSymphony,BostonSymphony,andtheBostonPops,wherehewassolohornnderJohnWilliams.AnativeofPortland,Oregon,heattendedPortlandStateUniversity,studyingwithChristopherLeuba,andlatertransferredtotheNewEnglandConservatoryinBoston,wherehereceivedaBachelorofMusicwithHonorsin1977underthetutelageofThomasE.Newell,Jr.

Kaza’smusicalactivitiesarewide-ranging.Thesonoftwomusicians,growingupinamusicalfamily,hereceivedhisearlytrainingonpiano,givingtwosolorecitalsonthatinstrumentbeforeconcentratingonhorn.HehasstudiedcompositionwiththeCzech-AmericancomposerTomasSvoboda,andconducting

withLeonardSlatkin,GuntherSchuller,andMurrySidlin.Heconductedover40concertswithmembersoftheHoustonSymphonyundertheauspicesofitsCommunityConnectionsoutreachprogram,givingconcertsinschools,churches,homelessshelters,andretirementhomes.

Asaneducator,KazahasservedonthefacultiesoftheUniversityofHouston,RiceUniversity,St.LouisConservatory,UniversityofMissouri-St.Louis,SouthernIllinoisUniversity-Edwardsville,andhasgivenmasterclassesattheEastmanSchool,JuilliardSchool,IndianaUniversity,UniversityofMichigan,andmanyothers.Studentsfromhisyearsofteachingfillorchestralpositionsworldwide,includingprincipalplayersinmajorU.S.symphonies,andchambergroupssuchastheCanadianBrass.Inaddition,hehasbeenengagedasguestartistandperformerfortheInternationalHornSocietyatinternationalandregionalconferences.Heisthewriter/producer/performeroftheinstructionalCD,Audition:Improbable,andacontributortothesyndicatedNPRradioshowandpodcast,EnginesofOurIngenuity.

Kazahasappearedassoloistwithmanyorchestras,includingtheSt.Louis,Vancouver,andHoustonsymphonies,andtheCarlosChavezChamberOrchestrainMexicoCity.Afrequentchambermusicianaswell,hehasperformedatnumeroussummervenues,includingtheBravo!VailValleyFestival,ChamberMusicNorthwest,MainlyMozart,andtheAspenandMarrowstonefestivals.HepresentlyservesasinstructorofhornattheChautauquaInstitution’sMusicSchool,whereheisalsoPrincipalHornoftheChautauquaSymphony.

Anavidbicyclist,hiker,andwhitewaterrafter,Kazaisespeciallyfondofthehorninits“original”setting:out-of-doors.AperformanceofOlivierMessiaen’s“InterstellarCall,”fromhissuiteFromtheCanyonstotheStars,recordedatthebottomoftheGrandCanyon,waspersonallycritiquedbythecomposershortlybeforehisdeathin1992.

THOMASJÖSTLEIN

ThomasJöstlein,AssociatePrincipalHornwiththeSt.LouisSymphonysince2010,enjoysanactiveandvariedmusicallife.From2007-09,JöstleinwastheNewYorkPhilharmonic'sAssistantPrincipalHorn,playingallpositions,includingAssociatePrincipalandThirdHorn.UnderMusicDirectorLorinMaazel,hewasonthreemajortours,includingthehistoriclivebroadcastfromNorthKorea(2008).Previously,heheldpositionswiththeHonolulu,Omaha,Richmond,andKansasCitysymphonyorchestras,andperformedinsummerfestivalsinOregon,Ohio,Colorado,andNorthCarolina.HehasservedasAssistantProfessorofHornattheUniversityofIllinois,playingintheChampaign-UrbanaSymphonyOrchestraandIanHobson'sSinfoniadaCamerawhileteachinghornandorchestralrepertoire.HetaughtseveralweeksatIndianaUniversityin2014inbothnaturalandun-natural(i.e.valved)horn,andhasheldadjunctpositionsattheUniversityof

HawaiiandatVirginiaCommonwealthUniversity.

Anactivesoloist,JöstleinwonFirstPrizeintheprofessionaldivisionoftheAmericanHornCompetitionin2003,andtheGrandPrizeattheHugoKauderMusicCompetitionatYaleUniversityin2005,earningarecitalatMerkinConcertHallinNewYorkCity.In2014,heappearedwithhishornistcolleaguesintheSt.LouisSymphonyasasoloistonSchumann'sConcertstückforFourHornsandOrchestra,op.86.

Asacomposer,hehashadseveralworkspublished,includinghisoriginalsettingofClementMoore’s’TwastheNightbeforeChristmasforHornTrioandnarrator(CimarronPress).Heappearsonseveralrecordings,notablyTonyBennett’sDuetsIIalbum,alongwithPhilMyers,PrincipalHorn,NewYorkPhilharmonic,andJöstlein’ssister,BarbaraCurrie,FourthHornwiththeMetropolitanOperaOrchestra.

Heisindebtedtohisterrificteachers,notablytubistsArnoldJacobsandRogerRocco,andhornistsWilliamVerMeulen,PhilipFarkas,TomBacon,andNancyFako.HeperformsonhornsbyK.Berg,E.Schmid,R.Seraphinoff,J.Vanon,andL.J.Raoux.

ThomasJöstleinlivesinUniversityCity,MissouriwithwifeandfellowhornplayerTriciaandsonsKlausandMax.

CHRISTOPHERDWYER

ChristopherDwyerwasappointedtotheSecondHornpositionintheSt.LouisSymphonybyDavidRobertsonduringthespringof2014.ChrisalsoservesasSecondHornfortheColoradoMusicFestivalOrchestrainBoulderduringthesummermonths.PriortomovingtoSt.LouisheservedasSecondHornfortheJacksonvilleSymphonyOrchestraandtheNewMexicoSymphonyOrchestraaswellasthePrincipalHornfortheSarasotaOperaOrchestra.ChrishasfrequentlyperformedasaguestwithmanyotherorchestrasincludingthePhiladelphia,Chicago,Cleveland,LosAngeles,Cincinnati,Baltimore,Malaysian,andKansasCitysymphonyorchestras.Additionally,hehasparticipatedinDeutscheGrammophonstudiorecordingprojectswithboththeChicagoSymphonyOrchestraunderPierreBoulezandwiththePhiladelphiaOrchestraunderYannickNezet-Seguin.ChrisreceivedhisBachelorofMusicdegreefrom

theClevelandInstituteofMusicwherehewasastudentofEliEpstein.HealsostudiedwiththeeminentDaleClevengerwhileservingasamemberoftheCivicOrchestraofChicago.ChrishasparticipatedinmanymusicfestivalsincludingtheSantaFeChamberMusicFestival,theSantaFeOpera,MusicfromAngelFire,theNorfolkChamberMusicFestivalatYaleUniversity,andtheNationalRepertoryOrchestra.Heisanavidbaseballfan,hiker,andcraftbeerenthusiast.ChrisismarriedtoFlutistLauraDwyer.

TODBOWERMASTER

TodBowermaster,anativeofOttawa,Illinois,isThirdHornoftheSt.LouisSymphony,apositionhehasheldsince1995.HeservedasActingAssistantPrincipalinthe2008-09seasonandActingPrincipalforthe2002-2003season.Bowermasterhasappearedasasoloistwiththeorchestraonnumerousoccasions.HehasalsoperformedasasoloistwiththeHonoluluSymphonyandtheSunValleySummerSymphony,amongothers.BeforehisappointmenttotheSTLSymphony,hewasamemberoftheHonoluluSymphonyandtheLyricOperaofChicagoOrchestra.HehasalsoperformedwiththeorchestrasofChicago,Houston,andSanFrancisco.InOctoberof2012,hewashonoredtobeamemberoftheWorldOrchestraforPeace,performingatNewYork'sCarnegieHallandChicago'sSymphonyCenterunderthedirectionofMaestroValeryGergiev.Winnerofthe1999AmericanHorn

Competitionandthe1982ColemanChamberEnsembleCompetition,hecontinuestoenjoyperforminginbothsoloandchambermusicsettings.

Bowermasterhasbeenaregularparticipantinnumerouschambermusicfestivalsnationwide,includingtheKapaluaMusicFestivalonMaui;theBayChamberConcertsinRockport,Maine;SummerfestinKansasCity;theInnsbruckFestivaloutsideofSt.Louis;StringsintheMountainsinSteamboatSprings,Colorado;andtheLandmarksSocietyChamberConcertsontheislandofSt.Croix.

Bowermasterisingreatdemandasateacher,havingbeeninvitedtogiverecitalsandmasterclassesatRiceUniversity,IllinoisStateUniversity,NorthernIllinoisUniversity,theManhattanSchoolofMusic,andtheUniversityofMissouri.RecentteachingengagementshaveincludedbeingaguestprofessorwiththehornclassatNorthwesternUniversityandwiththehornstudentsattheIndianaUniversitySummerMusicFestival.AdditionallyheservesaslecturerofhornattheUniversityofMissouri-St.Louis.Whennotplayingthehorn,heenjoysplayingtennis,singing,and,mostofall,familytime.HeresidesinKirkwood,Missouri,withhiswife,Cynthia,aviolinist,andtheirchildren,KathrynandRyan.

JULIETHAYER

JulieThayerwasappointedtotheSt.LouisSymphonyinMay2014.AnativeofAtlanta,shehaspreviouslyheldpositionswiththeHoustonSymphonyandHarrisburgSymphony,andhasbeenaregularguestwithmanyothers,includingthePhiladelphiaOrchestra,RochesterPhilharmonic,SanDiegoSymphony,HoustonGrandOpera,andAtlantaSymphony.MostrecentlyshewasactingFourthhornwiththeLosAngelesPhilharmonicunderGustavoDudamel,withwhomshecollaboratedonmultiplerecordingsandtours.JuliegraduatedfromtheEastmanSchoolofMusic,studyingunderPeterKurau,andlaterworkedwithWilliamVerMeulenatRiceUniversity'sShepherdSchoolofMusic.ShewasaninauguralrecitalistattheKennedyCenter'sConservatorySeries,andwasawinnerintheInternationalHornSociety's2004orchestralcompetition.Shehasalsobeenafrequentguestartistorparticipantatmanyleadingsummerfestivals,

includingMainlyMozart,LaJollaSummerFest,BreckenridgeMusicFestival,theNationalOrchestraInstitute,andtheMusicAcademyoftheWest.Julieplaysacustom-madehornbyDanRauch.