Lawrence, Eleanor (1936–2001)

American flutist. Name variations: Eleanor Steindler. Born 1936 in Boston, Massachusetts; died Jan 16, 2001, in New York, NY; dau. of John C. Baker (president of Ohio University); sister of Elizabeth Baker and Anne Baker; Radcliffe College, BA; New England Conservatory, MA; studied with James Pappoutsakis, Marcel Moyse, William Kincaid and Harold Bennett; m. Frank Steindler; children: Catherine and Frederick Steindler.

Soloist, recording artist and teacher, began long career as teacher at Manhattan School of Music (1960s); played with American Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Brooklyn Philharmonic, and Metropolitan Opera; performed as soloist with Boston Pops and at Alice Tully Hall and toured US as recitalist; premiered works of Ernst von Dohnanyi, Passacaglia for solo flute and Aria for flute and piano at Carnegie Recital Hall (1969), which were composed for her, and later recorded them; founded Monomoy Chamber Ensemble (1969), which played in annual summer series at Monomoy Theater in Chatham, Massachusetts, and in later years at Weill Recital Hall; was member of board of National Flute Association (1977–84) and served as editor of NFA Newsletter, an important resource for flutists; gave master classes in flute; founded Marcel Moyse Society and served as its president (1993–2001). Recordings include French Music for Voice and Flute, The Complete Works of Paul Hindemith, and Music for Flute and Piano,Flute Favorites and The Best of Marcel Moyse.