After a brief intermission, the entire second half consisted of a performance of the Hubertusmesse. The stage was filled with twenty-five horn players, including members of the faculty, TSO, local professionals, current and past students of the university and conservatory.

I thoroughly enjoyed the evening. It felt like a two hour excerpt from an IHS conference. I was brought down to earth by the fact that I got the jokes about the Schmenges while the majority of those in attendance and even many of those performing just enjoyed John Williams being spoofed in polka time. It was the apr�s concert schmooze that rekindled the idea of a Canadian representative to the IHS.

I am inspired to recruit a contingent to head to Kalamazoo.