Dana Reckard is a horn player, teacher, and arts administrator currently based in Wisconsin. She is a recent graduate of the Jacobs School of Music. Her primary mentors were Richard Seraphinoff, and Dale Clevenger. Currently, Dana is studying with Daniel Grabois, Matthew Annin and Darcy Hamlin.
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In summer 2022, Dana attended the American Institute of Musical Studies (AIMS) Festival Orchestra in Graz, Austria and the Domaine Forget de Charlevoix International Music Festival in Canada. In 2019, Dana studied with Jacques Deleplancque and his horn studio at the Conservatoire Nationale Supérieur de Paris. She also completed an advanced language immersion seminar while in France as a part of her French minor. Past summer festival acceptances- all deferred due to COVID-19- include Berlin Opera Academy, Miami Classical Music Festival, and Prague Summer Nights.
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Throughout her undergrad, Dana performed engagements with the Bloomington Chamber Singers, New Voices Opera, among others. She was an active member of the IU natural horn studio. Dana has also studied jazz horn, and she has performed with the Jacobs Latin Jazz Ensemble.