The Album:

Blessing and Honor, (from Four Quartets arr. Lowell Shaw) G.F. Handel

(AD, CP, CM, RW)

Suite For Four Horns* - Eugene Bozza

1. Prelude(CM, CP, AD, RW)

2. La Chasse(CM, CP, AD, RW)

3. Chanson Ancienne(CM, CP, AD, RW)

4. Danse(CM, CP, AD, RW)

5. Choral(AD, CP, CM, RW)

6. Fanfare(CM, CP, AD, RW)

*Bozza Horn Quartet recorded with permission of Alphonse Leduc & Cie. Paris, France. Harry Fox Agency, lnc, New York.

Quipperies...................... Lowell Shaw, 1992

• No. 1 (CM, CP, AD, Holly Hook, RW)

• No. 3 (CM, CP, AD, Robert Green, RW)

Tribute To James Chambers .... Charles McDonald, 1992

(CM, CP, AD, Robert Green, Karl Overby, RW)

Dr. Thomas Cook, Conductor

Frippery No.1 Barbershop+ . . . Lowell Shaw

(AD, CP, CM, RW)

Order of codes 1st, 2nd, 3nd, 4th Horn, etc.

The Conn 8D is the horn of choice of the North American Horn Quartet

Tribute to James Chambers

When James Chambers passed away in 1989 he left behind perhaps the greatest legacy and career of any American-born hornist. Born in 1921 he achieved the Principal Horn position in The Philadelphia Orchestra at age 17, taught at The Curtis Institute at age 22, won Principal Horn of The New York Philharmonic at age 25, and was appointed Professor of Horn at Julliard at age 26!!

Many of Mr. Chambers, former students have been hornists with first-class world orchestras and many have achieved high standing as teachers, performers and academicians.

The "Chambers Style" of horn playing, (see NAHQ history), has been embraced by entire horn sections of such notable American ensembles as The New York Philharmonic, The Philadelphia Orchestra, and The Cleveland Orchestra.

One of James Chambers most memorable explanations of his concepts was "produce a beautifully warm, full-bodied tone at all dynamic levels throughout the entire range of the horn."

Three years after the loss of this great man and musician, I take this opportunity to say, "Thank You Mr. Chambers, in the form of this short pastiche of musical memories he left the world!