 Abbie Conant
Abbie Conant was recognized as especially talented at an
early age and received a scholarship to the Interlochen Arts
Academy, where she received a diploma in 1973. In 1977 she
received her Bachelor's Degree (cum Laude) from Temple University
where she studied with Dee Stewart of the Philadelphia
Orchestra. In 1976 she studied at Yale University, and in
1979 she received her Master•s Degree from the Juilliard
School in New York City where she studied with Per Brevig of the
Metropolotian Opera. In that same year she was a finalist in
the Young Artists Competition in New York City. In 1979 she
studied with Vinko Globokar at the L'Accademia di Chigiana in
Siena. In 1984 she received a diploma from the Meisterklasse
of Branimir Slokar at the Staatliche Hochschule fur Musik Köln.
In 1979-1980 she was solo trombonist of the Royal Opera of
Turin. From 1980 to 1993 she was solo trombonist of the
Munich Philharmonic.
The International Trombone Association Journal has featured
Abbie Conant in a cover article and described her as "in the first
rank of world class trombonists". She has recorded a highly
acclaimed CD of trombone and organ music and performs
internationally as a concerto soloist, recitalist, and performance
artist, including appearances with the Hessische Rundfunk
Symphonie Orchester, the Münchner Kammerorchester, the Lithuanian
Chamber Orchestra, the Munich Philharmonic, the St. Joseph's
Symphony, and the Halle Symphony Orchestra. Her work as a
performance artist has taken her to most of the large state
theaters in Germany, where she has performed to great critical and
public acclaim. She has been nominated for the
professorships of trombone at the state colleges of music in
Köln, Berlin, and Graz.
In 1985 she was a featured soloist at the Semaine Internationale
du Trombone et du Tuba in Metz. In 1990 she was selected by
her peers as a featured soloist at the Internationale Posaunen
Verein Werkstatt at the Bundsakademie in Trossingen, where she was
also asked to deliver a lecture, "Die Posaune als Dramatikerin"
("The trombone as Actress"). In 1992 Abbie Conant was
elected to the Board of Directors of the International Trombone
Association by its 3000 professional members, a group of ten
trombonists representing the highest professional standards.
In both 1992 and 1995 she was selected to be a featured soloist at
the International Trombone Association Workshops in Detmold,
Germany, and Las Vegas, Nevada. In the last three years she has
performed as a soloist in over 30 American cities. These
performances have been written about in articles in both the
Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal.
Because of her international reputation Abbie Conant's
highly acclaimed "International Trombone Camp" draws students from
all over the world. In 1992 Abbie Conant was featured in the
cover article of The Trombonist, the journal of the British
Trombone Society.
In 1992 the Baden-Würtemburg State Ministry for Education, in
recognition of her international reputation as a trombonist, named
her full tenured Professor of Trombone at the Staatliche
Hochschule für Musik in Trossingen where she replaced Branimir
Slokar. In 1996 Abbie was elected as
Vice-President/President Elect of the International Trombone
Association.
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