Dr. Laura Medisky is an oboist and Alexander Technique teacher based in Madison, WI. She is currently Acting Principal Oboe in both the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra and the Rockford Symphony Orchestra, and is serving a one-year Oboe III position in the Madison Symphony Orchestra. She has performed with the Elgin, Rockford, and Dubuque Symphonies, as well as Fresco Opera, Capital City Theatre, Bel Canto Chorus, con vivo! and Oakwood Chamber Players. Medisky has presented artist recitals at several International Double Reed Society conferences, and her concerto appearances include performances of the Bach Concerto for Oboe and Violin with the University of Nebraska Omaha Chamber Orchestra, and Marcello's Oboe Concerto in C Minor with the Idaho State-Civic Orchestra Strings in Pocatello, ID. From 2012-19 she was the oboist and a founding member of the wind quintet Black Marigold, which commissioned Beer Music by Brian DuFord. Medisky's solo album, Personalities: 21st-century American Music for Oboe, was released in 2012 on the Centaur Records label.
A frequent guest performer and teacher, Medisky has taught at music festivals such as Festival Música das Esferas in Brazil, Double or Nothing Oboe and Bassoon Camp (OH), and Idyllwild Music Festival (CA). She presents oboe masterclasses and Alexander Technique workshops at music institutions and conferences throughout the United States. At home in Madison, she is the owner of the thriving Medisky Oboe Studio LLC, and is a regular clinician for area schools. Recognized for her creativity and innovation in studio teaching, Medisky was a featured guest on the “Mavericks” series of the podcast Double Reed Dish. In 2018, Medisky co-founded the LunART Festival in Madison, serving as a Festival Director for the first two seasons. Currently teaching at Edgewood College, she has also served on faculty at UW-Platteville, Luther College, and Maranatha Baptist University.
Medisky holds degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, UCLA, and Arizona State University, and earned her Alexander Technique certification from the Alexander Technique Center Urbana under the direction of Joan and Alex Murray. Her principal oboe teachers include Nancy Ambrose King, Martin Schuring, Marion Kuszyk and Marc Fink, with additional studies with Allan Vogel and Alex Klein.
A frequent guest performer and teacher, Medisky has taught at music festivals such as Festival Música das Esferas in Brazil, Double or Nothing Oboe and Bassoon Camp (OH), and Idyllwild Music Festival (CA). She presents oboe masterclasses and Alexander Technique workshops at music institutions and conferences throughout the United States. At home in Madison, she is the owner of the thriving Medisky Oboe Studio LLC, and is a regular clinician for area schools. Recognized for her creativity and innovation in studio teaching, Medisky was a featured guest on the “Mavericks” series of the podcast Double Reed Dish. In 2018, Medisky co-founded the LunART Festival in Madison, serving as a Festival Director for the first two seasons. Currently teaching at Edgewood College, she has also served on faculty at UW-Platteville, Luther College, and Maranatha Baptist University.
Medisky holds degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, UCLA, and Arizona State University, and earned her Alexander Technique certification from the Alexander Technique Center Urbana under the direction of Joan and Alex Murray. Her principal oboe teachers include Nancy Ambrose King, Martin Schuring, Marion Kuszyk and Marc Fink, with additional studies with Allan Vogel and Alex Klein.
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