Horn Master Class with Erik Ralske, Brad Gemeinhardt, Anne Marie Scharer, Barbara Jöstlein Currie - MET Orchestra Musicians Master Classes
MET Orchestra Musicians Master Classes
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Program
– November 8, 2020: Horn
– Panelists: Erik Ralske, Brad Gemeinhardt, Anne Marie Scharer, Barbara Jöstlein Currie
– Performers: Maria D'Ambrosio, Xin He, Stephanie Fritz, Layan Atieh
Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 2, K. 417; I. Allegro
Bach: Suite No. 2, BWV 1008; Allemande
F. Strauss: Horn Concerto Op. 8: I. Allegro moderato, II. Andante
Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 4, K. 495; I. Allegro moderato
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Horn: November 8, 2020
Erik Ralske - Principal Horn
Erik Ralske was appointed by Maestro James Levine as Principal Horn of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra beginning with the 2010-2011 season. On July 6, 2010 he was featured in a front-page article in the New York Times for having won both the Met Opera position and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Principal Horn position in the same week!
Brad Gemeinhardt
Brad Gemeinhardt, 3rd Horn of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, has performed in a broad range of classical and commercial settings, including performances as guest Principal horn with both the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic. He has also performed with the San Francisco Symphony, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, American Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, many Broadway shows, television and radio jingles, commercial recordings, and motion picture soundtracks.
Anne Marie Scharer
Anne Marie Scharer has been playing horn in the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra since the 1997-1998 season. She was appointed to second horn by James Levine in 2016. Previously she played third horn for thirteen seasons and fourth horn for six seasons. Anne was born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin and went on to study music at Indiana University and The Juilliard School. Her first professional orchestral position was in Oviedo, Spain as co-principal horn. In 1994 she returned to the United States and played associate principal/third horn with the Columbus Symphony for three years before joining the Met. In addition to her work with the Opera, she teaches horn at Interlochen Center for the Arts and records for commercial and movie soundtracks.
Barbara Jöstlein Currie
Barbara Jöstlein Currie joined the Met Orchestra in 1998, as assistant horn. A year later, she won the 4th horn position, which she has held since. Growing up in Chicago and studying with former CSO musicians Phil Farkas and Nancy Fako, she left for New York to study with former Met Principal Horn, Julie Landsman, at the Juilliard School with a full scholarship. During her studies, she took a year off to play third and associate horn with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra in Israel.
THE METROPOLITAN ORCHESTRA
Thrilling audiences with more than 200 performances each season, the MET Orchestra is one of the world’s great performing ensembles, both on stage and in the opera pit. Since its founding in 1883, the MET Orchestra’s performances have encompassed not only the entire opera repertoire, but symphonic and chamber programs at Carnegie Hall, international tours, and countless musician activities outside of the Metropolitan Opera House. The MET Orchestra has grown in the past four decades into an ensemble noted by singers, critics, conductors, and audiences as one of today’s most stylistically versatile and musically satisfying orchestras.
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