Member
Contact Information
dschonfeld@fastmail.fmLocation
Chicago, Illinois
Early Music Skills & Interests
Clarinet, Oboe, Recorder, Voice - Bass
Early Music Affiliations
Composer, Editor, Musicologist, Performer
Biography
B.A. Music, CCNY (1966); M.Phil. Theory of Music, Yale (1970).
Oboe: Modern oboe, 1964-1968 under Lois Wann and 2011-2013 with Marilyn Krentzman; Baroque oboe, 2013-2015 with Marc Schachman.
Recorder since 1960; currently a member of a recorder ensemble.
Clarinet since 1961; performed with ethnic folkdance bands, 1988-2013.
South Indian Vina, 1970-83, primarily under M. Nageswara Rao.
Choral experience since 1961; currently a member of an a-cappella group.
Attended Amherst Early Music Festival 2013-2022 and Winter Workshop 2015. Master classes in oboe with Marc S., Geoffrey Burgess, Debra Nagy, and Meg Owens.
Performed in Bach Cantata days at Christ Church Cathedral, Hartford, CT, in Oct 2014 & 2015.
Attended Pinewoods Early Music Week, 2016. Master classes with Héloïse Degrugillier and Francis Fitch.
Performed numerous times on Baroque oboe for the Musical Club of Hartford (as well as modern oboe and clarinet).
Historical reedmaking study with Lola Soulier, 2023-24.
Relocated to Chicago, 2024.
