Hornclass / Faculty

A native of Poland, Kazimierz Machala is an active performer, composer, and teacher. He graduated from Janacek Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (Brno, Czech Republic), and became the first horn player in history to receive the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from The Juilliard School (New York City, N.Y., U.S.A.).
Professor Machala has performed on numerous occasions with the New York Philharmonic and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, among others. He has been a member of the American Woodwind Quintet and the Australian Wind Virtuosi. During 1994-1996 he performed with the St. Louis Brass Quintet. He also has served as principal horn with the Cracow Radio Symphony and was principal horn with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in Australia for seven years. He played at the International Horn Workshop in Lahti, Finland, performing with the Horn Choir of the Eastman School of Music.
Prior to his appointment at the University of Illinois, he was associate professor at the University of Georgia. He has taught and performed at the Cambridge Music Festival in New Zealand, Tidewater Music Festival in Maryland, Domaine Forge Festival in Québéc, Canada, Lugano Horn Workshop in Switzerland and Daytona Beach Horn Workshop in Florida.
Professor Machala’s “Intuitions for Horn Quartet”, published by Phoenix Music Publications in Holland, were recorded by the American Horn Quartet on MSR label. His arrangement of the American Folk Suite for Woodwind Quintet has been frequently performed by the Berlin Philharmonic Woodwind Quintet and released on the ensemble's compact disc Summer Music on the BIS label. In September 2002 he premiered his own “Concerto for Horn, Winds and Percussion” with the Wind Symphony at the University of Illinois.
In 2008 Machala received the Excellence in Composition Award at the International Brass Chamber Music Festival in Louisville, Kentucky for his Brass Quintet No.1. His arrangements for various ensembles and transcriptions for horn and piano are published by International Music Company, G. Schirmer, Masters Music Publications, Shawnee Press, and International Music Diffusion in France. Most of his original compositions are published by Capo Tasto Music and distributed by Carl Fischer and Theodore Presser companies.

BIOGRAPHIES - PEDAGOGUES
Peter Damm	Peter Damm was born in 1937 in Meiningen, Germany. He studied at the Hochschule für Musik Weimar with Karl Biehlig. His first engagement as principal horn-player was in Gera in 1957. From 1959 to 1969 he was principal horn-player to the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. In 1969 he changed as principal horn to Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden. After 45 years on principal horn and soloist in summer 2002 Peter Damm back out of the orchestra with the opera "Capriccio" by Richard Strauss. His concert activity is very considerable. Guest appearances with distinguished soloists and orchestras have brought him to numerous European countries, as well as to America and to Japan. His wide range repertoire extends beyond the solo pieces of chamber music and the concertos of the 18-20th century. In addition to his activity as a soloist and orchestral player, he has made numerous recordings and broadcasts for radio and television. He is a professor at the Hochschule für Musik "Carl Maria von Weber", Dresden. Since 1986 he has served as President of the International Instrumental Competition for Wind Instruments. Peter Damm is a Honorary Member oft the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, of the International Horn Society and of the Bavarian Horn Society.

Kazimierz W. Machala	A native of Poland, Kazimierz Machala is an active performer, composer, and teacher. He graduated from Janacek Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (Brno, Czech Republic), and became the first horn player in history to receive the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from The Juilliard School (New York City, N.Y., U.S.A.). Professor Machala has performed on numerous occasions with the New York Philharmonic and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, among others. He has been a member of the American Woodwind Quintet and the Australian Wind Virtuosi. During 1994-1996 he performed with the St. Louis Brass Quintet. He also has served as principal horn with the Cracow Radio Symphony and was principal horn with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in Australia for seven years. He played at the International Horn Workshop in Lahti, Finland, performing with the Horn Choir of the Eastman School of Music. Prior to his appointment at the University of Illinois, he was associate professor at the University of Georgia. He has taught and performed at the Cambridge Music Festival in New Zealand, Tidewater Music Festival in Maryland, Domaine Forge Festival in Québéc, Canada, Lugano Horn Workshop in Switzerland and Daytona Beach Horn Workshop in Florida. Professor Machala’s “Intuitions for Horn Quartet”, published by Phoenix Music Publications in Holland, were recorded by the American Horn Quartet on MSR label. His arrangement of the American Folk Suite for Woodwind Quintet has been frequently performed by the Berlin Philharmonic Woodwind Quintet and released on the ensemble's compact disc Summer Music on the BIS label. In September 2002 he premiered his own “Concerto for Horn, Winds and Percussion” with the Wind Symphony at the University of Illinois. In 2008 Machala received the Excellence in Composition Award at the International Brass Chamber Music Festival in Louisville, Kentucky for his Brass Quintet No.1. His arrangements for various ensembles and transcriptions for horn and piano are published by International Music Company, G. Schirmer, Masters Music Publications, Shawnee Press, and International Music Diffusion in France. Most of his original compositions are published by Capo Tasto Music and distributed by Carl Fischer and Theodore Presser companies.

Will Sanders	Will Sanders was born in Venlo, the Netherlands. Studied french horn in Maastricht with H.Crüts and E.Penzel and finished his studies with merit. While a student Will Sanders was a member of the European Community Youth Orchester conducted by Claudio Abbado. In 1986 he became co-principal hornplayer in the Mannheim National Opera. Two years later he was principal hornplayer in the Symphony Orchestra Baden/Baden – Freiburg. Changing in 1990 to the same position in the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. 1992 – 1997 he was principal hornplayer in the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra were he played the Siegfried Call. Will Sanders has worked with the most famous conductors and soloists of our day, the top orchestras of Germany and several times with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Apart from playing orchestral music, he appeared internationally as a soloist, has made several CD ´s and radio recordings and played in various chamber music ensembles such as the German Wind Soloists, Linos Ensemble, the Mullova Ensemble and German Brass. Also he founded the German Hornensemble. Since 1995 he is teaching the hornclass at the conservatorium in Maastricht. In 1999 he started giving horn - and chambermusic lessons and became the title professor at the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe. Will Sanders is giving masterclasses all over the world like USA, Brasil, Japan, Australia, Korea, Switzerland and Europe. Many of his students are playing in famous orchestras and chambergroups all around the world.

Jiří Havlík	Jiří Havlík studied French horn and composition at Prague Conservatory and at the Music Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. He won several prizes at international music competitions (Concertino Praga, The Prague Spring), as well as Special Award of the Czech Ministry of Culture, for the composition and performance of his Concerto for French Horn and Strings. Member of the Czech Philharmonics since 1979, he has also been actively pursuing solo and chamber playing careers (e.g. with the Prague French Horn Trio and the Czech Wind Harmony). He is known for his compositions such as Three Fugues for Three French Horns and Piano, or Mileniana for a Horn Octet, or Stages for Brass Instruments, as well as a piano cycle titled (Anti)Clavierness. As a conductor he participated in the international project of Czech-German Symphonic Orchestra in 2007, 2008 and 2010. In 2002 he co-founded the chamber orchestra Camerata Filarmonica Bohemia, featuring as its dramaturgist and artistic leader. Since 2003 he has been conductor of Benda Chamber Orchestra (Usti nad Labem). He has been a co-organizer of the Ameropa International Music Festival and Chamber Courses (1997-2007) and The Prague Horn International Music Festival (since 1997).

Jindřich Petráš	Jindřich Petráš studied French horn at the Brno Conservatoire, and the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Brno under Professor František Šolc. During his studies, he became a member and later Principal Horn of the Brno State Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1985 he took up the post of Principal Horn in the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. A laureate winner of competitions in Munich, Markneukirchen, Geneva and Prague, as a soloist he regularly performs both at the orchestral concerts with many leading orchestras, and at recitals with piano. He is also a member of the Prague Horn Trio. Since 1996 Mr. Petráš has been teaching horn playing at Brno Conservatoire and at the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts, being promoted to professorship in 2007; currently he is Head of Departement of Wind Instruments. He is regularly invited to become a jury member in national and international competitions, both in solo and chamber playing.

Zdeněk Divoký	Zdeněk Divoký studied French horn at the Brno Conservatoire and the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts under professor František Šolc. He is a laureate winner of competitions in Munich, Markneukirchen and Prague. In 1973 he joined the Brno State Philharmonic Orchestra, and since 1979, he has been a member of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, combining his position in the CPO with teaching post at the Prague Conservatory and at the Music Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. He is presently a member of the Prague Horn Trio and the Czech Wind Harmony. During his career, he recorded for Supraphon, Hänssler, Pony Canyon, Naxos; among others, he recorded a solo CD "Horn concertos by Antonio Rosetti" (with the Czech Chamber Orchestra). He specializes in natural horn playing; in 2007, he gained a Ph.D. degree, his thesis dealing with the history of natural hor playing in Central Europe.
PIANO ACCOMPANIMENT
Jarmila Panochová	Jarmila Panochová studied at the Brno Conservatoire and later at the Prague Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, graduating from the class of professor Ivan Moravec. In 1976 she succeeded in passing to the final round of the Citta di Senigallia International Piano Competition in Italy. It was, however, as a pianist in the purely chamber music sense that Jarmila chose to enter the professional music scene. She works in conjunction with young soloists and chamber ensembles at the forefront of musical life today. Many are already winners of prestigious international competitions. Jarmila is presently engaged as an official accompanist at the Prague Conservatory and at the Music Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. Since 1993 she has co-operated with Prague Horn Trio both on concert stage and at Hornclass International summer courses.

Jana Goliášová	Jana Goliášová is a graduate of the Brno Conservatoire and Janáček Academy of Music in Brno. Active mainly in the field of chamber music, Jana Goliášová regularly accompanies wind instrumentalists at international competitions and master classes. She has performed in Germany, Switzerland, Poland, Austria and Holland. Jana Goliášová is presently a faculty member of the wind and percussion music department at Janáček Academy of Music in Brno, where she is professionally engaged also as Vice Dean of Academic Affairs.
CONCERTS - ENSEMBLES - GUESTS
Das Sächsische Hornquartett	Das Sächsische Hornquartett The Saxon Horn Quartett was founded in 1996 by the solo horn players of Staatskapelle Dresden and Robert Schumann Philharmonie in Chemnitz: István Vincze, Eberhard Kaiser, Thomas Maciej and Franz Streuber. Nowadays, the Quartett members are Alan Korck, Andreas Roth, Mathis Stendike a Franz Streuber. Apart from the romantic sound of four French horns, the repertory of the ensemble is enriched also with related instruments – hunting horns, post horns, and Alp horns. The resulting effect features wide range of sound colours and expressions, from festive fanfares and brazen sounders up to lyric melodies of French horns in all styles and periods. The repertory of SHQ is extremely rich: from the traditional Saxon examples of „tower music“, to clasical and romantic pieces, up to contemporary compositions (Paul Hindemith, Bernhard Krol, Jan Koetsier, James W. Langley). Alan Korck was born in South Africa, began playing horn there, and finished his studies in Dresden. A special scholarship he won, together with his engagement in renowned orchestras (Staatskapelle Dresden, Dresdner Philharmonie, Sinfonietta Dresden, Robert-Schumann-Philharmionie Chemnitz), shaped his artistic profile and became the basis of his relationhip to the Saxon horn-playing tradition. Currently he is the solo horn in the orchestra in Hof. Andreas Roth was born in Görlitz, studied horn at the Music Institute in Dresden and later at Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber with prof. Peter Damm. Since 1998 he has been teaching at Heinrich-Schütz-Konservatorium Dresden. He is engaged in various Saxon orchestras and performs in chamber ensebles. Franz Streuber studied with prof. Karl Biehlig in Weimar, and later with prof. Gerhard Kilényi. He is a member of Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie in Chemnitz, a co-founder of the Saxon Brass Academy and a member of directorate of the Saxon Mozart Society. Mathis Stendike graduated from Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber in Dresden, being simulatenously a member of the Erzgebirgischen Philharmonie in Aue and Eduard-von-Winterstein Theatre in Annaberg. He is an exceptionally versatile musician: he also plays jazz percussions in various ensembles.

Ricardo Matosinhos	Ricardo Matosinhos was born in 1982. Studied horn at the Professional School of Music (Esproarte), Mirandela, Portugal with professor Ivan Kučera and at the Superior School of Music and Performing Arts in Oporto, Portugal with Professor Bohdan Šebestik: He graduated with two prizes prize for the best ESMAE student of the year 2003/2004 Continuing his music etudes and exploring the possibilities of French horn in jazz he had lessons with saxophonist Mário Santos. He had a scholarship from Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation from 1998 to 2004. In 2007 won the