Laura Medisky, oboe
Dr. Laura Medisky is an oboist and Alexander Technique teacher based in Madison, WI. She is a founding member of Black Marigold, and is a Co-Founder and Director of the LunART Festival, an annual festival in Madison celebrating women in the arts. Medisky performs throughout her region in large ensembles including the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra and the Madison, Elgin and Rockford Symphony Orchestras, as well as smaller ensembles such as con vivo!, Oakwood Chamber Players, and Fresco Opera. For the 2016-2017 season, she served as principal oboe in the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra.
Medisky regularly performs and presents at the annual International Double Reed Society conference, and recent 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. Her 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 Alexander workshops and oboe masterclasses at music institutions and conferences throughout the United States. At home in Madison, Medisky is the owner of the thriving Medisky Oboe Studio LLC, and is a regular clinician for area schools. Currently teaching at Edgewood College, she has served on faculty at University of Wisconsin-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.
Medisky regularly performs and presents at the annual International Double Reed Society conference, and recent 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. Her 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 Alexander workshops and oboe masterclasses at music institutions and conferences throughout the United States. At home in Madison, Medisky is the owner of the thriving Medisky Oboe Studio LLC, and is a regular clinician for area schools. Currently teaching at Edgewood College, she has served on faculty at University of Wisconsin-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.
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