Lauren Rico was going to be principal French horn of the
New York Philharmonic. That was HER plan, anyway. The
New York Philharmonic had no idea of her intentions, and
that's probably a good thing, since she wasn't an especially
good French horn player!
Lauren was, however, an exceptionally good classical music
radio host. Calling herself a “Classical Music Reanimator,” she
has made a career of bringing back long-dead composers
from The Great Beyond and plopping them down smack in
the middle of the 21st century. In other words, she does her
best to demystify classical music for her audiences by taking
it off a dusty old pedestal and putting it into a modern
context.
It's only recently that Lauren has discovered a passion for
writing. Now, she combines her two loves, hoping to bring
classical music to a broader audience by making it a
character in her page-turning novels. her she's managed to
combine with her love and knowledge of the classical
These days, you can hear Lauren Rico on SiriusXM's
Symphony Hall Channel 76, on WSHU-FM in the New York
metro region, WSMR in Tampa/Sarasota, FL, WDAV in
Charlotte, NC and KMFA in Austin, TX.