Good Oboe Schools?

celesteroberts
Mon, 04 Feb 2013 23:36:59 +0000

At our local university, UW-Madison, Marc Fink is retiring and they have hired an interim who is recent PhD with no definite schedule for permanent replacement. The music school here is pretty good for music ed. I hear. My oboist D just accepted to ASU studio for next year and it was love at first sight, though I had trouble getting her to even look at the school initially. “I don’t want to live in the desert!” Martin Schuring is amazing. The honors college Barrett is just wow, weather fantastic. They are trying something a bit unconventional with their ensembles and assignments, not sure how well it’s working out. Just auditioned at Michigan also. Nancy King is super. Michigan is pretty competitive. You have to visit these places like someone said. D also checked out Twin Cities. They had 2 oboe profs, one of whom just retired. John Snow is the other. They have recently added a performance emphasis BA to list of majors. She also loves John Dee at UIUC, who accepted her. They have a terrific program. You should ask to sit in on studio classes when you go for lessons so you can meet other students, and visit orchestra/ band rehearsals, maybe attend concerts if possible. PM me if you want to hear more once your reach 15 posts, too much to say.