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My Work

Music & Management

Professional

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Currently the Office and Licensing Manager at Beckenhorst Press in Columbus, OH; Lorna has worked in the music industry since 2009. In roles such as merchandise manager, stage assistant, production manager, and artist manager to name a few. Working with artists and orchestras such as Newsboys, Big Daddy Weave, Francesca Battistelli, Chris August, Alexander Rybak, Gardens on Mars, Ethan Phillips, Kid Reverie, Carolina Crown, Paducah Symphony Orchestra, Kentucky Symphony Orchestra, and the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra. More recently she worked as events coordinator and logistics manager for music software company Muse.

Academic

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Lorna Americanhorse Jansheski is a graduate student in the Department of Arts Administration, Education and Policy Masters Program at the Ohio State University, specializing in Museum Education and Administration. Her research interests include Museum Management, Indigenous Cultural Policy, Indigenous Research Methodologies, Cultural Impact of Music Industry Artists, and Decolonial Methodologies in Arts Administration. Her thesis will explore the importance of the band Redbone (1970s) and their cultural impact on music and society. The goal of this thesis is to assist in a nomination to the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame and temporary exhibition.

Performance

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From a young age Lorna studied jazz clarinet, then later studied oboe with Scott Erickson (Paducah Symphony Orchestra) and Dwight Parry (Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra). She was also mentored by Dennis Johnson (world renowned conductor), and Paulo Calligopoulos (multi-instrumental soloist). Overall, Lorna has experience on clarinet, oboe, bass trombone, alto-saxophone, piano and drumset. Lorna is a former Quad State Soloist of the Year (2013). She is also a former Oboe and Performance Masterclass Lecturer for Murray State University. She was an oboe teacher with a private studio, and freelance orchestral musician and soloist in Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, and Pennsylvania.

Testimonials

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"Lorna is an incredible manager in the music industry, and she has helped me find a ton of talented musicians and artists"​

- Ethan Phillips

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"I love her general quality of sound and the way she shapes the mood of the piece (A. Marcello - Oboe Concerto in d minor, I Mvt.)  The opening phrase in particular really set the smokey, indirect expression that I think really works"

- Dwight Parry

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