Dennette McDermott

Dennette McDermott holds music degrees from Michigan State University (BM), The University of Michigan (MM), and The University of North Texas (DMA). She recently retired after 32 years serving as professor of flute and coordinator of graduate studies at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. Her passion for Czech music began with her dissertation topic on Jindřich Feld, which led to her teaching at the Janáček Academy of Music as a faculty exchange in the fall of 1995. A fascination for 18th-century music and her love of Čart’s music inspired her to learn to play baroque flute. She attended the Tafelmusik Summer Institute, Twin Cities Baroque Course, American Bach Soloists, and the Berwick Academy, all of which allowed her to learn from some of the world’s most respected baroque musicians and scholars. She is especially grateful to Arnošt Bourek, Claire Guimond, and Wilbert Hazelzet for their encouragement of this research.