Hello horn players! My name is Erin Futterer, and I need your assistance! I am a horn player myself, and I am working to finish the biography of Frøydis Ree Wekre. In order to provide the multifaceted perspective required to accurately portray the vital space she has occupied in the horn community, I am dividing the biography into 3 parts:
- her life story, told in her own words;
- her story told through the musical works she has either commissioned or which have been written for her, and by the composers of these works and their interactions with her. These first two sections are nearly complete.
- her story told through the voices of those who have interacted with her, who studied and learned from her, and whose lives she has touched. It is this last piece of this ethnographically-minded biography that I need your help to tell. I am seeking to deliver a comprehensive, chronological account, so you need not have had a long or in-depth relationship with her in order to contribute (although these are certainly in demand). A simple meeting or masterclass, one lesson or several, even instances of inspiration provided “from afar” are all important and welcome!
Written submissions can be sent to frwbiography@gmail.com, and/or I am very happy to schedule phone calls, Facetime/Zoom meetings etc. at your earliest convenience. Please email to schedule. This book has been a long time in the works. Many thanks to those who have already shared their insights, and gratitude in advance to all willing to take the time to help me tell the story of Frøydis’s place in history as accurately and as holistically as possible…at least so far!
