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Sights and Sounds of the Symposium was composed for Robert Palmer and Vanessa Montelongo on the occasion of the 52nd International Horn Symposium. The first movement, The Bell Tower at Sunrise, is an ever-developing set of variations over an ever-developing repeated thematic motive. A Rondo for the Morning Run, the second movement, is based on the Rondo from the Quartet for Four Horns by Randall Faust and uses the pitch pattern: sol-do-re-sol.

Grade 4-6

Recorded by Thomas and Tricia Jöstlein, horns and Yeon-Kynug Kim, piano on the CD: SINGING SMOOTH MELODIES ON THE HORN

In 1994, I was commissioned by Randy Gardner to compose a Quartet for Four Horns for a compact disc he was producing for Summit Records in collaboration with Michael Hatfield, Douglas Hill, and David Krehbiel. This Romanza was one of the four movements of that Quartet. In the Fall of 2016, I created this horn and piano setting of the Romanza for a series of recital performances, I was planning for the 2016-2017 academic year. -Randall Faust  

Grade: 4

Recorded by Thomas and Tricia Jöstlein, horns and Yeon-Kynug Kim, piano on the CD: SINGING SMOOTH MELODIES ON THE HORN

Tricia Jostlein, horn and Minjung Seo, piano May 2018. The performance of this piece begins at 18:45.

Commissioned by Douglas Campbell in memory of Ellen Campbell.

Grade: 5

Recorded by Thomas and Tricia Jöstlein, horns and Yeon-Kynug Kim, piano on the CD: SINGING SMOOTH MELODIES ON THE HORN

A collection of twelve solos for Horn and Piano arranged by Marvin C. Howe and edited by Randall E. Faust (2013). These solos are a wonderful addition to the solo repertoire for students of all levels and serve as interesting and beautiful selections for recitals, contest pieces, and as study materials to compliment The Advancing Hornist series of method books. Collection comes with a CD of the piano accompaniments. Grade: 4-6

Program and Performance notes: Click HERE

Recorded by Thomas and Tricia Jöstlein, horns and Yeon-Kynug Kim, piano on the CD: SINGING SMOOTH MELODIES ON THE HORN

Contents include:

Bach: Bist du bei mir

Brahms: Sonntag, Op. 47, No. 3

Brahms: Sapphische Ode, Op.94, No. 4

Brahms: Feldeinsamkeit, Op. 86, No. 2

Mozart: Dalla Sua Pace from Don Giovanni

Faure: Pie Jesu from the Requiem

Schubert: Einsamkeit from Die Winterreise, Op. 89

Dvorak: Lament, Op 85. No. 6

Faure: Sicilienne

Mahler: Die zwei blauen Augen from Lieder eines Fahrenden

Saint-Saens: The Tourney of King John

Vivaldi: Qui Sedes Ad Dexteram Patres from Gloria