High School Horn Day
OHIO High School Horn Day
19th Annual Ohio University High School Horn Workshop
Sunday, November 22, 2026
A Full Day Experience
Hosted by C. Scott Smith, horn professor at the School of Music at Ohio University.
Event Overview:
A full day of horn playing and experiences with C. Scott Smith and guest artist Dr. Stephanie Furry Mason. Featuring Ohio University Wind Symphony conductor William Talley.
Students bring your positive energy (and of course your horn), and we'll provide professional horn players, expertise and a great time! Join us for a full day of practice, workshops, mentoring, and horns!
Participants will have the opportunity to perform in a final, all-ensemble, concert with guest conductor, Professor Dr. William Talley, Director of Bands at Ohio University.
Parents, guardians, friends are welcome to observe all rehearsals and especially the final concert.
Visiting Artist
Dr. Randall Faust
Randall Faust (b. 1947) is an American hornist, composer and educator.
Faust holds degrees from the University of Iowa, Minnesota State University-Mankato, and Eastern Michigan University and studied at the Interlochen Arts Academy - Interlochen Honors Musicianship Project. Faust's composition teachers include Rolf Scheurer, Warren Benson, Anthony Iannaccone, Peter Tod Lewis, and Donald Jenni.
Previously, he held appointments at Auburn University (Alabama) and Shenandoah Conservatory of Music (Virginia) where he taught a full range of music courses including Applied Horn, Composition, Music Theory, Electronic Music, and Brass Chamber Music. From 1985-2008, he was on the summer faculty at the Interlochen Center for the Arts. Faust is current a Professor of music at Western Illinois University--where his teaching areas have included Applied Horn, Brass Chamber Music, and Music Theory and is the hornist of the Camerata Woodwind Quintet and the LaMoine Brass Quintet.
He has been the recipient of the ASCAPlus Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers every year since 1990.
2026 Itinerary
(Subject to change)
- 9:30 am: Registration
- 9:45 am: Welcome – Ensemble Part Assignments
- 9:50 am: Warm up/Horn Choir Rehearsal
- 11:00 am: Horn Ensembles Rehearse/Coaching
- 12:15 pm: Lunch will be provided by the School of Music
- 1:00 pm: Ensembles rehearsals
- 2:00 pm: Mini-concert / Masterclass (bring horns)
- 4:00 pm: Ensemble Rehearsals
- 5:10 pm: Last large ensemble – “touch-up” rehearsal
- 6:00 pm: Pizza!
- 6:30 pm: Final Concert – All Ensembles – with guest conductor: Professor Dr. William Talley, Director of Bands
Parents, guardians, friends are welcome to observe all rehearsals and especially the final concert.
More Information:
For more information about Horn Day event, contact C. Scott Smith at smithsc@ohio.edu.
Learn More about the Horn Division at OHIO.