Eric Ruske: Monday YouTube Fix

Last month I was in the Berkshires and just happened to run into one of my mentors, Eric Ruske. (There are so many brilliant artists in the Berkshires during the summer that one wonders how many you pass on the street without even realizing it!)

Eric was the horn player in the Empire Brass when I was a student in their seminar at Tanglewood when I was 14 and 15. His horn playing, and in particular his phrasing and the singing quality to all of his playing, left a mark on me that remains to this day.

Here he is performing the Romance, Op. 36 by Camille Saint-Saëns. Phrases for days...

Enjoy!

"Romance", Camille Saint Saens plays Eric Ruske Las Cruces NM, February 23, 2009 Edith & F.E. Atkinson Music Center Recital Hall New Mexico State University Music Department presents guest artists recital Eric Ruske, horn & Lela York, piano invited by professor Nancy Joy