As you can see, the Arkansas Symphony horn section has been a hard one to keep track of. It's strange sitting and watching all the changes, being the only "constant." Some other news includes the appointment of Jeffery Robinson, current graduate assistant at UCA, as the new adjunct trumpet and horn instructor for the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith. Dr. John David Smith is the new full-time horn teacher at University of Louisiana - Monroe, replacing Rebecca Dodson-Webster, who moved to Pennsylvania to take a new university job teaching horn and theory closer to her native home.

Along with these changes come some technology advances. I am planning some improvements to the website www.arkansashorn.org in the hopes of keeping it more current and useful, and to phase out the printed newsletter. I would like to add more interesting links that provide the Arkansas horn community with resources. But I need your help. As I compile information, I need to know a) what information you are interested in and b) what information you have to pass along. Your assistance in the development of a horn resource online will be invaluable, so please submit your ideas to me by e-mail or telephone.

I hope to see you around in the state--be sure to say hello!

Brent