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 for 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's solo album, Personalities: 21st-century American Music for Oboe, was released in 2012 on the Centaur Records label. She 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.
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's solo album, Personalities: 21st-century American Music for Oboe, was released in 2012 on the Centaur Records label. She 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.
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.
Recent News
LunART Festival, June 28-30, 2018
I'm excited and proud to announce that I'm the Assistant Director of this amazing new festival coming to Madison in 2018! LunART Festival celebrates women in the arts: from past to present, from revered to forgotten, from rap to rhapsody!
I'm excited and proud to announce that I'm the Assistant Director of this amazing new festival coming to Madison in 2018! LunART Festival celebrates women in the arts: from past to present, from revered to forgotten, from rap to rhapsody!
4th Annual Chicago Double Reed Festival
I'm looking forward to being a clinician again! There is something for double reed players of all levels. More info and link to registration
I'm looking forward to being a clinician again! There is something for double reed players of all levels. More info and link to registration
Double Reed Dish interview
I'm honored to be featured as a "Maverick" on one of my favorite podcasts, Double Reed Dish! I talk about my studio, leaving academia, and the Alexander Technique. You can access the interview through iTunes, or however you find your podcasts, or you can listen through their Sound Cloud page.
I'm honored to be featured as a "Maverick" on one of my favorite podcasts, Double Reed Dish! I talk about my studio, leaving academia, and the Alexander Technique. You can access the interview through iTunes, or however you find your podcasts, or you can listen through their Sound Cloud page.
Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra
I'm thrilled to be appointed Principal Oboe for the 2016-2017 season! Oboe highlights for this season include Ravel's Le Tombeau de Couperin and the Brahms Violin Concerto. Visit wcoconcerts.org for WCO's performance schedule.
I'm thrilled to be appointed Principal Oboe for the 2016-2017 season! Oboe highlights for this season include Ravel's Le Tombeau de Couperin and the Brahms Violin Concerto. Visit wcoconcerts.org for WCO's performance schedule.
Oboe Dojo Article published in The Double Reed!
My article Oboe Dojo: Motivating Students to Practice Fundamentals is now available in the IDRS journal, The Double Reed, Vol. 39, No. 1.
My article Oboe Dojo: Motivating Students to Practice Fundamentals is now available in the IDRS journal, The Double Reed, Vol. 39, No. 1.
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