Horn Studio Fall 26 Recital

The UA Horn Studio, under the direction of Dr. Maunula Johnson, fosters a welcoming and collaborative environment where students of all backgrounds support one another in their musical growth. Horn students pursue a variety of degree paths from Music Education and Performance to Composition and even dual majors and minors from other disciplines. About Horn Studio Director, Dr. Kiirsi Maunula Johnson:Canadian hornist Dr. Kiirsi Maunula Johnson is the horn professor at the University of Akron, where she was recently the recipient of the 2023 Buchtel College of Arts & Sciences 'Outstanding Teaching' award. She also serves as a Guest Lecturer of Horn at the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM). An active clinician, chamber musician, and soloist, she has performed and presented on national and international stages for the International Horn Society, Ohio Music Educators Conference (OMEA), Music Fest Canada National Conference, and the CBDNA National Conference. Recently, she was a featured soloist with the University of Akron Wind Symphony, and in 2018 premiered Michael Conway Baker's Remembrances for solo horn and brass ensemble at Memorial University, Canada.An advocate of new music, Dr. Maunula Johnson is co-founder of Conspiratus Brass, which celebrates the promotion and commission of Canadian and American repertoire for the trumpet, horn, and piano. Together, they have commissioned half of the repertoire written for this instrumentation, and through generous grant support, they