Abbie Conant is an American trombonist and former professor at the Staatliche Hochschule fur Musik, Trossingen.
14 Facts About Abbie Conant
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Abbie Conant's teachers included Per Brevig, Branimir Slokar, and Christian Lindberg.
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In 1972, Abbie Conant performed with an Interlochen ensemble at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC; the program included Glinka's Overture to Ruslan and Ludmilla, Bartok's 2nd Piano Concerto, Barber's Symphony No 1, Vaughan Williams' Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis and Stravinsky's Firebird Suite.
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Abbie Conant has drawn attention to the substantial rise in tuition fees needed to attend the Interlochen Arts Academy, which in 2024 stand at $76,500 a year for boarders compared to around $5000 in the late 1960s.
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Additionally, Abbie Conant acquired an art diploma from the Hochschule fur Musik und Tanz Koln, studying with Branimir Slokov.
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Abbie Conant went to Italy through the "Spoleto Festival Dei due Mondi".
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Abbie Conant became a professor of trombone at the Staatliche Hochschule fur Musik, Trossingen in 1992 and retired in February, 2023.
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Abbie Conant is married to the composer William Osborne, with whom she produces "chamber music-theatre" under the name The Wasteland Company.
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Abbie Conant have produced 12 major works and published their scores openly on their website:.
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Abbie Conant's auditions were blind, with musicians and the selection committee separated by a screen.
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In 1982, Abbie Conant initiated legal proceedings against the City of Munich for discrimination and regained the position of first trombone in 1984.
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Abbie Conant had to disrobe and let a doctor examine her rib cage and chest.
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Malcolm Gladwell said Abbie Conant's story was "my inspiration" for his bestseller, Blink, and it served as the book's concluding chapter.
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Abbie Conant's story was told in a 1994 full-length documentary film, Abbie Conant: Alone Among Men by Brenda Parkerson.