Daily Archives: September 1, 2015

Andrew Pelletier in recital tour of the South

Andrew Pelletier, Associate Professor of Horn, will be making a recital tour in the South, this September, with residencies at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg (Sept. 7-9), University of West Georgia in Carrollton (Sept. 10-12), and the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa (Sept. 13-15).  Each residency will include masterclasses, lectures, private teaching and a recital.

Benjamin Bacni, 2014 horn alumni, wins major international competition

Benjamin Bacni, a 2014 BGSU alumni and horn student of Andrew Pelletier, has won the First Prize in the 2015 International Horn Competition of America, University Division.  The IHCA is the only internationally-recognized solo competition for the horn in the United States, held every two years.  At the competition, Benjamin also won the Gretchen Snedeker Prize for his performance of Tim Martin’s “Lament for Horn Solo”.