Dr. Laura Medisky is an oboist and Alexander Technique teacher based in Madison, WI. She is a founding member of Black Marigold, a dynamic wind quintet with a strong following that performs throughout South Central Wisconsin. Dr. Medisky performs regularly in regional large ensembles such as the Madison and Dubuque Symphony Orchestras, and is currently serving as principal oboe in the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra for the 2016-17 season.
As a soloist, Dr. Medisky has presented artist recitals at the International Double Reed Society conferences at Arizona State University, University of Redlands, and New York University. Concerto appearances include performances of Marcello's Oboe Concerto in C Minor with the Idaho State-Civic Orchestra Strings in Pocatello, ID, and the Bach Concerto for Oboe and Violin with UW-Madison All University Strings. Medisky's debut solo album, Personalities: 21st-century American Music for Oboe, was released in 2012 on the Centaur Records label.
Dr. Medisky has taught oboe at music festivals such as Festival Música das Esferas in Brazil, Double or Nothing Oboe and Bassoon Camp (OH), and Idyllwild Music Festival (CA). An AmSAT-certified teacher of the Alexander Technique, she regularly presents Alexander workshops and masterclasses at institutions and conferences throughout the United States. Dr. Medisky maintains a large private oboe studio in Madison, ranging in level from beginners to amateur adults, and she is a regular oboe clinician for area public schools. Currently an adjunct oboe teacher at Maranatha Baptist University, she has also served on faculty at University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Luther College and Edgewood College.
Dr. 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.
As a soloist, Dr. Medisky has presented artist recitals at the International Double Reed Society conferences at Arizona State University, University of Redlands, and New York University. Concerto appearances include performances of Marcello's Oboe Concerto in C Minor with the Idaho State-Civic Orchestra Strings in Pocatello, ID, and the Bach Concerto for Oboe and Violin with UW-Madison All University Strings. Medisky's debut solo album, Personalities: 21st-century American Music for Oboe, was released in 2012 on the Centaur Records label.
Dr. Medisky has taught oboe at music festivals such as Festival Música das Esferas in Brazil, Double or Nothing Oboe and Bassoon Camp (OH), and Idyllwild Music Festival (CA). An AmSAT-certified teacher of the Alexander Technique, she regularly presents Alexander workshops and masterclasses at institutions and conferences throughout the United States. Dr. Medisky maintains a large private oboe studio in Madison, ranging in level from beginners to amateur adults, and she is a regular oboe clinician for area public schools. Currently an adjunct oboe teacher at Maranatha Baptist University, she has also served on faculty at University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Luther College and Edgewood College.
Dr. 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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