{"id":470,"date":"2007-10-06T12:18:27","date_gmt":"2007-10-06T20:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/2007\/10\/06\/marthas-obituary\/"},"modified":"2007-10-06T12:20:12","modified_gmt":"2007-10-06T20:20:12","slug":"marthas-obituary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/2007\/10\/06\/marthas-obituary\/","title":{"rendered":"martha&#8217;s obituary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Courtesy of Niel Deponte, OSO principal percussionist<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Martha Herby, 1951 &#8211; 2007<br \/>\nby Niel dePonte, Principal Percussion, Oregon Symphony<\/p>\n<p>Martha Herby, 55, became the Second Flutist of the Oregon Symphony in<br \/>\n1981 and also served as the Acting Principal Flute of the symphony on <script><!-- D([\"mb\",\"\\u003cbr\\>\\nmany occasions. She was a graduate of the Eastman School of Music, \\u003cbr\\>\\nwhere she earned a Master of Music degree and the Performer&#39;s \\u003cbr\\>\\nCertificate, before being named to the school&#39;s faculty in 1976. She \\u003cbr\\>\\nalso held the position of Principal Flute in both the Bloch Music \\u003cbr\\>\\nFestival orchestra in Newport, OR, and the Cascade Music Festival in Bend.\\u003cbr\\>\\n\\u003cbr\\>\\nMartha appeared as a concerto soloist with the Oregon Symphony, the \\u003cbr\\>\\nBrockport Symphony, the Rainier Symphony, the Chautauqua Festival \\u003cbr\\>\\nOrchestra and the West Coast Chamber Orchestra, where she played \\u003cbr\\>\\nPrincipal Flute from 1980-1990. She taught on the faculties of The \\u003cbr\\>\\nEastman School of Music, The National Music Camp at Interlochen, MI, \\u003cbr\\>\\nand Lewis and Clark College in Portland, OR.\\u003cbr\\>\\n\\u003cbr\\>\\nAfter making her Portland solo debut with the West Coast Chamber \\u003cbr\\>\\nOrchestra, Willamette Week wrote, &quot;in spite of visits by Jean-Pierre \\u003cbr\\>\\nRampal and Ransom Wilson, Herby provided the best flute playing in \\u003cbr\\>\\nPortland this year.&quot;\\u003cbr\\>\\n\\u003cbr\\>\\nMartha can be heard as both principal and second flute on most of the \\u003cbr\\>\\nOregon Symphony&#39;s compact disc recordings with James DePreist \\u003cbr\\>\\nconducting. She also recorded two CD&#39;s with the Third Angle New Music Ensemble.\\u003cbr\\>\\n\\u003cbr\\>\\nMartha was born in Jamestown, N.Y. and received her Bachelor&#39;s degree \\u003cbr\\>\\nfrom the State University of New York college at Fredonia, where she \\u003cbr\\>\\nmajored in Music Education. She studied with and was coached by some \\u003cbr\\>\\nof the world&#39;s outstanding flutists including soloist James Galway, \\u003cbr\\>\\nWalfrid Kujala of the Chicago Symphony, James Walker of the Los \\u003cbr\\>\\nAngeles Philharmonic, Bonita Boyd of the Rochester Philharmonic and \\u003cbr\\>\\nEastman school, and master pedagogue and soloist Keith Underwood.\\u003cbr\\>\\n\\u003cbr\\>\\nAmong her many extra-musical activities, Martha was an avid gardener \\u003cbr\\>\\nand member of the Oregon Symphony&#39;s garden club, where she enjoyed \\u003cbr\\>\\nher honorary title &quot;Queen of Dirt.&quot; She was a collector of &quot;Christmas \\u003cbr\\>\",1] );  \/\/--><\/script><br \/>\nmany occasions. She was a graduate of the Eastman School of Music,<br \/>\nwhere she earned a Master of Music degree and the Performer&#8217;s<br \/>\nCertificate, before being named to the school&#8217;s faculty in 1976. She<br \/>\nalso held the position of Principal Flute in both the Bloch Music<br \/>\nFestival orchestra in Newport, OR, and the Cascade Music Festival in Bend.<\/p>\n<p>Martha appeared as a concerto soloist with the Oregon Symphony, the<br \/>\nBrockport Symphony, the Rainier Symphony, the Chautauqua Festival<br \/>\nOrchestra and the West Coast Chamber Orchestra, where she played<br \/>\nPrincipal Flute from 1980-1990. She taught on the faculties of The<br \/>\nEastman School of Music, The National Music Camp at Interlochen, MI,<br \/>\nand Lewis and Clark College in Portland, OR.<\/p>\n<p>After making her Portland solo debut with the West Coast Chamber<br \/>\nOrchestra, Willamette Week wrote, &#8220;in spite of visits by Jean-Pierre<br \/>\nRampal and Ransom Wilson, Herby provided the best flute playing in<br \/>\nPortland this year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Martha can be heard as both principal and second flute on most of the<br \/>\nOregon Symphony&#8217;s compact disc recordings with James DePreist<br \/>\nconducting. She also recorded two CD&#8217;s with the Third Angle New Music Ensemble.<\/p>\n<p>Martha was born in Jamestown, N.Y. and received her Bachelor&#8217;s degree<br \/>\nfrom the State University of New York college at Fredonia, where she<br \/>\nmajored in Music Education. She studied with and was coached by some<br \/>\nof the world&#8217;s outstanding flutists including soloist James Galway,<br \/>\nWalfrid Kujala of the Chicago Symphony, James Walker of the Los<br \/>\nAngeles Philharmonic, Bonita Boyd of the Rochester Philharmonic and<br \/>\nEastman school, and master pedagogue and soloist Keith Underwood.<\/p>\n<p>Among her many extra-musical activities, Martha was an avid gardener<br \/>\nand member of the Oregon Symphony&#8217;s garden club, where she enjoyed<br \/>\nher honorary title &#8220;Queen of Dirt.&#8221; She was a collector of &#8220;Christmas<br \/>\n<script><!-- D([\"mb\",\"\\nin the Village&quot; ceramic pieces and each year built a new Christmas \\u003cbr\\>\\nVillage in her home, taking up most of her living room. This served \\u003cbr\\>\\nas an excuse to invite her friends over during the holidays to see \\u003cbr\\>\\nthe village and eat some of her legendary cheesecakes.\\u003cbr\\>\\n\\u003cbr\\>\\nMartha is survived by her parents, Norman and Violet Herby, and her \\u003cbr\\>\\nbrother and sister-in-law Paul and Sue Herby, as well as her nephews \\u003cbr\\>\\nChris and Tim, and niece Catelin of Chanhassen, Minnesota. Her last \\u003cbr\\>\\npublic performance was as a member of the Oregon Ballet Theatre \\u003cbr\\>\\nOrchestra flute section during performances of Sleeping Beauty in \\u003cbr\\>\\nJune of 2007, where she performed with many of her musical colleagues \\u003cbr\\>\\nin Portland who knew and loved her, especially principal flutist \\u003cbr\\>\\nGeorgeanne Ries and conductor Niel DePonte.\\u003cbr\\>\\n\\u003cbr\\>\\nMartha passed away due to complications stemming from gall bladder \\u003cbr\\>\\ncancer that was diagnosed in July of 2007. Martha loved the Oregon \\u003cbr\\>\\nSymphony with all her heart and was a devoted member, participating \\u003cbr\\>\\non many committees. At the time of her death she was one of two \\u003cbr\\>\\norchestra members appointed to the board of directors. A memorial \\u003cbr\\>\\nservice is being planned for Saturday November 10 at 2 PM. \\u003cbr\\>\\nContributions can be made in her name to the Oregon Symphony Annual Fund Drive.\\u003cbr\\>\\n\\u003cbr\\>\\nKen Shirk, Secretary-Treasurer\\u003cbr\\>\\nAFM Local 99\\u003cbr\\>\\nPortland, OR\\u003cbr\\>\\n503-235-8791\\u003cbr\\>\\n503-296-5775 (fax) \\u003cbr\\>\\n  ----------\\u003cbr\\>\\n\\u003cbr\\>\\nNo virus found in this outgoing message.\\u003cbr\\>\\nChecked by AVG Free Edition. \\u003cbr\\>\\nVersion: 7.5.488 \/ Virus Database: 269.14.1\/1051 - Release Date: 10\/5\/2007 12:27 PM\\u003cbr\\>\\n\\u003cbr\\>\\n[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]\\u003cbr\\>\\n\\u003cbr\\>\\n          \\u003c\/div\\> \\n    \\u003cdiv\\>\\n      \\u003cdiv\\>\\n        \\u003ca href\\u003d\\\"#115749c29ac44e3e_toc\\\"\\>\\n          Back to top        \\u003c\/a\\>\\n      \\u003c\/div\\>                         \\u003ca href\\u003d\\\"&#x6d;a&#x69;&#108;&#x74;&#111;:&#x6b;&#115;&#x68;&#105;r&#x6b;&#64;&#x61;&#102;m&#x39;9&#x2e;&#111;&#x72;&#x67;?Subject\\u003dRe%3AMartha%20Herby%2C%20Oregon%20Symphony%20flutist\\\" target\\u003d\\\"_blank\\\" onclick\\u003d\\\"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\\\"\\>\\n            Reply to \",1] );  \/\/--><\/script> in the Village&#8221; ceramic pieces and each year built a new Christmas<br \/>\nVillage in her home, taking up most of her living room. This served<br \/>\nas an excuse to invite her friends over during the holidays to see<br \/>\nthe village and eat some of her legendary cheesecakes.<\/p>\n<p>Martha is survived by her parents, Norman and Violet Herby, and her<br \/>\nbrother and sister-in-law Paul and Sue Herby, as well as her nephews<br \/>\nChris and Tim, and niece Catelin of Chanhassen, Minnesota. Her last<br \/>\npublic performance was as a member of the Oregon Ballet Theatre<br \/>\nOrchestra flute section during performances of Sleeping Beauty in<br \/>\nJune of 2007, where she performed with many of her musical colleagues<br \/>\nin Portland who knew and loved her, especially principal flutist<br \/>\nGeorgeanne Ries and conductor Niel DePonte.<\/p>\n<p>Martha passed away due to complications stemming from gall bladder<br \/>\ncancer that was diagnosed in July of 2007. Martha loved the Oregon<br \/>\nSymphony with all her heart and was a devoted member, participating<br \/>\non many committees. At the time of her death she was one of two<br \/>\norchestra members appointed to the board of directors. A memorial<br \/>\nservice is being planned for Saturday November 10 at 2 PM.<br \/>\nContributions can be made in her name to the Oregon Symphony Annual Fund Drive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Courtesy of Niel Deponte, OSO principal percussionist Martha Herby, 1951 &#8211; 2007 by Niel dePonte, Principal Percussion, Oregon Symphony Martha Herby, 55, became the Second Flutist of the Oregon Symphony in 1981 and also served as the Acting Principal Flute of the symphony on many occasions. 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