Episode 27: Anneke Scott

My amazing guest for Episode 27 is Anneke Scott!

Anneke is at the forefront of the historically informed performance field, and recently performed as a Featured Artist at IHS54 in Kingsville, TX.

Episode Highlights

• Working in Australia, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Australian Romantic and Classical Orchestra
• IHS54 in Kingsville, TX
• Prince Regents Band
• Dealing with jet lag, traveling, etc: “You are just where you are…you are right here right now.  Be rigorous about establishing that you are in that time zone. Eat at the usual times in your current time zone, even if you aren’t hungry. Get outside.”
• Switching between instruments: “Don’t think about what you did yesterday and what you have to do tomorrow, just focus on what you are doing right now.”
• Getting into historically informed performance: “I like the variety of it, and the sense of exploration.”
• Growing up in Birmingham, UK, musical education
• Music Programs at Universities, Conservatories in the UK
• Studying at the Royal Academy of Music in London
• “We have a remarkable history of different kinds of horns…”
• Further study in France, Holland
• Most bizarre instrument you’ve ever played: alto ophicleide with the Prince Regents Band; Corno da tirarsi
• Video project: “Corno not Corona”
• Sense of community with the IHS
• Royal Philharmonic Society
• “We have such wonderful repertoire as horn players.”
• More on switching instruments: “It does get easier.” “I find it useful to play the mouthpieces that go with the instruments.”
• Learning Portuguese!
• Book: Historical Horn Handbook: Volume I: Natural Horn, An Introduction https://www.annekescott.com/the-historic-horn-handbooks
• Jeffrey Snedeker’s Book: Horn Teaching at the Paris Conservatoire, 1792 to 1903 The Transition from Natural Horn to Valved Horn https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9781003093237/horn-teaching-paris-conservatoire-1792-1903-jeffrey-snedeker