Lauren Becker (horn) is an active freelance musician and educator in the Western New York region. In addition to winning the University of New Hampshire Concerto Competition (2005) and Keith Polk Horn Scholarship Competition (2001), Lauren has performed with many chamber ensembles and orchestras, including the Portland Ballet Orchestra and Rochester Chamber Orchestra. As a member of the Eastman Wind Ensemble she performed and recorded an album with the Canadian Brass in 2007, and has appeared on other recordings for the Toronto Blue Jays, University of Rochester Medical Center, and University of New Hampshire Wind Symphony. She served as a graduate teaching assistant at the Eastman School of Music and has instructed clinics and private horn lessons throughout New England and upstate New York. Lauren has taught individual and group lessons, ensemble coachings, and music theory at several summer programs, including the Summer Youth Music School at the University of New Hampshire and Kendall Betts Horn Camp in Lyman, New Hampshire. Lauren holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from the University of New Hampshire and a Master of Music in Horn Performance and Literature from the Eastman School of Music. Her primary horn instructors include W. Peter Kurau, A. Kendall Betts, and John Boden.
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