Rene Orth - CLS 2011 Photo & Video Contest Winner!

The CLS Program would like to congratulate Rene Orth ('11 Shanghai, China) for her winning entry in the CLS Photo & Video contest!

Rene Orth is a Bomhard Fellow pursuing an MM of Music Composition at the University of Louisville. She currently studies with Steve Rouse and has participated in masterclasses with Chen Yi, Louis Andriesson and Daron Hagen. Her works have been featured by the Luna Nova Ensemble, University of Louisville Collegiate Chorus and the Rhodes College Women’s Chorus.

Additional awards and distinctions include receipt of a US State Department Critical Language Scholarship for Chinese, a Top 5 finisher for Turkey’s Bosphorous Cross-Continental 6k swim and earning a Private Pilot’s License. Rene also freelances as a Recording Engineer and Sound Designer.

View Rene's winning video entry below!

Rene Orth ('11 Shanghai, China) The CLS Shanghai 2011 group had the opportunit​y to go to Qinghai, China for an excursion. Here's five magical days compressed into two minutes where you'll see shots of us interactin​g with the people and learning about the culture of Qinghai minority groups -- from touring temples to staying with villagers to attending a religious festival to eating with monks.  I wrote the music, and it includes a recorded clip of monks chanting in Qinghai.