Jeanne Baxtresser

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Jeanne Elizabeth Baxtresser (born August 2, 1947 in Bethlehem , Pennsylvania ) is an American flautist , recording artist, author and lecturer .

Life

Jeanne Baxtresser grew up in Pennsylvania and Minnesota as the daughter of the concert pianist Margaret Baxtresser . She began playing the flute in 1958, which she was taught in home school. This year she received top marks from the National Federation of Music Clubs . At the age of 15 she played in the Minnesota Orchestra under the direction of Emil Opava . She attended the Interlochen Arts Academy , where she also received top marks and was repeatedly "Flute Player of the Year".

Upon graduation, she had the choice to study at the Manhattan School of Music and the Juilliard School . She chose Juillard because Julius Baker taught there. During her time at this renowned music conservatory , she worked with composers such as Jean Morel , Luciano Berio and Dennis Russell Davies .

In 1969, at the age of 21, immediately after graduating from Juilliard School, she began her professional career as a solo flutist in the Montreal Symphony Orchestra . She was both the youngest and, besides the harp player, the first female instrumentalist in the symphony orchestra. During this time she taught at McGill University in Montreal from 1972 to 1978 and was a visiting professor at Dalhousie University in Halifax , Nova Scotia . In 1973 and 1975 she played at the Mostly Mozart Festival in New York.

In 1978 she moved to the Toronto Symphony Orchestra . With this she toured all over the world and was involved in various recordings for the CBC . In 1983 her former teacher Julius Baker retired and made his place with the New York Philharmonic for new talent. After Baxtresser's husband David H. Carroll also occupied a position there, she applied. She took part in a three-day audition, but then declined to participate in a performance in South America, as the committee had not yet made a decision. The next gig was supposed to take place in New York, but orchestra leader Zubin Mehta was injured and Andrew Davies , their conductor in the Toronto Symphony Orchestra , came to replace them . Mehta contacted her shortly after her return flight and accepted her into the Philharmonie. Again she was the first female flute leader in the history of the Philharmonie.

With the New York Philharmonic, she made numerous appearances under conductors such as Mehta, Giuseppe Sinopoli , Leonard Bernstein and Kurt Masur . She took part in numerous recordings by the symphony orchestra, but also played solo appearances and devoted herself to chamber music . During this time she taught at the Juilliard School from 1985 to 2001 and at the Manhattan School of Music from 1990 to 2001 .

In 1998 she ended her career with the New York Philharmonic and became a lecturer at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania . As with the Philharmonic, she inherited her mentor Julius Baker there. At the same time, she taught for three years at the New England Conservatory in Boston. She has also taught master classes in Asia, Europe and America.

Instruments

During her time with the New York Philharmonic, she played a Wm S. Haynes flute (# 29995) with a LaFin headjoint and an Albert Cooper headjoint that was given to her by her mentor Julius Baker.

Honors

In the course of her extensive career she received numerous honors. So she became an honorary professor at Carnegie Mellon University. She also received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Flute Association and the National Medal of Arts from the Interlochen Center for the Arts . She is also a member of the Suzuki Association of the Americas Honorary Committee . Her book Great Flute Duos from the Orchestral Repertoire won the 2004 National Flute Association music competition. The book Orchestral Excerpts for Flute with Piano Accompaniment (Theodore Presser) and the accompanying CD Orchestral Excerpts for Flute with Spoken Commentary are now among the standard works of music education for flute players.

Private life

In 1976 Jeanne Baxtresser married her colleague, bassoon player David H. Carroll, with whom she played in the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. The couple moved to Wexford in 2000 .

Works

Discography

Solo albums

  • 1997: Jeanne Baxtresser, Principal Flute, New York Philharmonic (Cala Records)
  • 1998: Jeanne Baxtresser Plays Taktakishvili, Martin, Gieseking, Gaubert, Amirov and Debussy (Cala Records)
  • 1998: Baroque Flute (Carlton Classics)
  • 1999: New York Legends: Flute (Cala Records)
  • 2002: Jeanne Baxtresser, Debut Solo Recording, Montreal 1977 (in-house production, recording from 1977)
  • 2006: Orchestral Excerpts for Flute with spoken commentary (Summit Records)
  • 2006: Chamber Music for Flute (Cala Records)
  • 2006: A Collection of My Favorites (MSR Classics)

Guest appearances

  • 1991: Ofra Harnoy: Ofra Harnoy and Friends
  • 1994: Ofra Harnoy & Friends: Duets
  • 1998: Andrew Davis: The Baroque Album

Collaborations

  • 1977: Romantic Flute Music (McGill University Records, with Paul Helmer)
  • 2010: The Magic Flute (Fanfare Digital Recording, with David Carroll and Andrew Davis)
  • 2010: Bolling: Suite for Flute and Jazz Trio (Pro Arte) (together with the Eric Robertson Trio)
  • 2010: Gershwin with Jeanne Baxtresser and Julius Baker (EP, in-house production)
  • 2010: The Baroque Flute (Fanfare Digital Recording, together with the Toronto Chamber Orchestra conducted by Andrew Davis)

As part of an ensemble

Sampler

  • 1999: Introducing New York Legends (10-CD set)
  • 2010: Samuel Barber: Adagio (100th Anniversary) (EMI Classics)

With the New York Philharmonic

Kurt Masur and Zubin Mehta (published via Teldec )

Leonard Bernstein and Giuseppe Sinopoli (published by Deutsche Grammophon )

Yuri Temirkanov (published via RCA Victor Red Seal )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Elaine Guregian: In Memory of Margret Baxtresser. Official website, accessed August 24, 2015 .
  2. ↑ David Manuel Graham: Jeanne Baxtresser's American Flute Heritage: a History of Tradition and Excellence . Ed .: The Florida State University DigiNole Commons. July 11, 2013, p. 43 ff . ( online ).
  3. ↑ David Manuel Graham: Jeanne Baxtresser's American Flute Heritage: a History of Tradition and Excellence . July 11, 2013, p. 44 f .
  4. ↑ a b David Manuel Graham: Jeanne Baxtresser's American Flute Heritage: a History of Tradition and Excellence . July 11, 2013, p. 48 .
  5. ↑ David Manuel Graham: Jeanne Baxtresser's American Flute Heritage: a History of Tradition and Excellence . July 11, 2013, p. 50 .
  6. ↑ a b David Manuel Graham: Jeanne Baxtresser's American Flute Heritage: a History of Tradition and Excellence . July 11, 2013, p. 50 f .
  7. ↑ a b c David Manuel Graham: Jeanne Baxtresser's American Flute Heritage: a History of Tradition and Excellence . July 11, 2013, p. 53 f .
  8. ↑ Biography of Jeanne Baxtresser (* 1947). Flutepage.de, accessed on August 24, 2015 .
  9. ↑ Jeanne Baxtresser: 2006 Lifetime Achievement Award. National Flute Association, accessed August 24, 2015 .
  10. ↑ Year of the Woodwinds invited artist: Jeanne Baxtresser. (PDF) McGill University , accessed August 24, 2015 .
personal data
SURNAME Baxtresser, Jeanne
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Baxtresser, Jeanne Elizabeth (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American flautist, recording artist, writer and lecturer
DATE OF BIRTH August 2, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Bethlehem , Pennsylvania