Amy Selkirk, Oboe (518) 956-3306 652 State Route 144 [email protected] Hannacroix, NY 12087
Website: amyselkirkoboist.com
Professional Memberships:
American Federation of Musicians Local 14 September 2019- present
International Double Reed Society March 2019- present
Education:
Doctor of Music May 2019 Florida State University o Major: Oboe Performance o Major Professor: Dr. Eric Ohlsson o GPA: 3.98
Master of Music May 2016 Kent State University o Major: Oboe Performance o Major Professor: Danna Sundet o GPA: 3.98
Bachelor of Music May 2014 State University of New York at Fredonia o Major: Music Education o Specialization: Instrumental Music o Major Instrument: Oboe o GPA: 3.76
Teaching Experience:
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Oboe at Ocean County College 2019-present o Teach applied oboe lessons
Guest Artist Masterclass at SUNY Fredonia November 2019
Graduate Teaching Assistant at Florida State University 2016- 2019 o Taught oboe methods class for music education students o Taught undergraduate oboe lessons/ coached woodwind chamber groups
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Florida State University Summer Music Camps 2018- 2019 o Taught middle school and high school oboe masterclasses o Taught middle school and high school oboe lessons
Private oboe and piano lesson instructor 2014- present o Teach middle school and high school oboists of various levels and abilities o Taught one middle school piano student
Graduate Assistant at Kent State University 2014- 2016 o Assisted with oboe studio and reed-making classes o Taught oboe methods class when instructor could not be present
Kent State University All-Star Band Oboe Masterclass Jan. 2016 o Led a masterclass with five high school oboists
Westfield Academy and Central School District Jan.- May 2014 o Taught group and private instrumental lessons and led full band rehearsals, with students in grades 5-12.
Research Experience:
Doctoral Treatise: “The Influences of Stylistic and Programmatic Elements in Selected Works by Alyssa Morris”
I explored the stylistic and programmatic elements in the music of current American composer, Alyssa Morris, focusing on three pieces: Four Personalities, Up and Away, and Chrysalis. This treatise includes a biography of the composer along with a detailed analysis and discussion of each piece.
o Advisor: Dr. Eric Ohlsson o Institution: Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL o Date defended: April 1, 2019
Publications:
Selkirk, Amy M. “The Influences of Stylistic and Programmtic Elements in Selected Works by Alyssa Morris.” D.M. treatise, Florida State University, 2019. https://login.proxy.lib.fsu.edu/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/228 3448645?accountid=4840.
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Orchestral Experience:
Catskill Symphony Orchestra, Oneonta, NY Sep. 2019- present o Substitute second oboe
Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra, Glens Falls, NY Sep. 2019- present o Substitute oboe/ English horn
Schenectady Symphony Orchestra, Schenectady, NY Sep. 2019- present o Substitute oboe
Sinfonia Gulf Coast, Destin, FL Sep. 2018- May 2019 o Second oboe/ English horn
Ocala Symphony Orchestra, Ocala, FL May 2017- May 2019 o Substitute oboe/ English Horn
Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, Tallahassee, FL Dec. 2016- May 2019 o Substitute oboe/ English Horn
Florida State University Symphony Orchestra Aug. 2016- Dec. 2018 o Principal oboe
Florida State University Chamber Winds Aug. 2016- Dec. 2018 o Principal oboe, rotating position
Albany Symphony Orchestra, Albany, GA Dec. 2018 o Substitute principal oboe
Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, Jacksonville, FL May 2018 o Substitute second oboe/ English horn
Panama City Pops Orchestra, Panama City, FL May 2018 o Substitute principal oboe
Florida State University Wind Orchestra Jan.-May 2018 o Principal oboe
Tallahassee Community Chorus May 2017 o Second oboe/ oboe d’amore, J.S. Bach, St. John’s Passion o Second oboe, Carl Orff, Carmina Burana Nov. 2016
Opera Circle Cleveland, Cleveland, OH June 2016 o Second oboe, Giuseppe Verdi, La Traviata
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Tuscarawas Philharmonic Orchestra, New Philadelphia, OH April-June 2016 o Second oboe and English Horn
Akron Baroque Orchestra, Akron, OH March 2016 o Principal oboe, J.S. Bach, Orchestral Suite No.1, BWV 1066
American Wind Symphony Orchestra July 2015
Notable Performances:
3rd oboe/ bass oboe, “The Planets” Gustav Holst May 2019 Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra
English horn, “Symphonic Dances” Sergei Rachmaninoff April 2019 Ocala Symphony Orchestra
English horn, Symphony No. 9 “From the New World” Antonín Dvořák Feb. 2019 Sinfonia Gulf Coast
English horn, “Concerto for Orchestra” Béla Bartók Jan. 2019 Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra
Featured oboe soloist, “There is No Rose” Randall Stroope Dec. 2018 Florida State University Women’s Glee Club Seasonal Celebration Concert
Principal oboe, Shostakovich Symphony No. 1 Oct. 2017 Florida State University Symphony Orchestra
Principal oboe, Mozart Serenade in C Minor, K. 388/384a Oct. 2017 Florida State University Chamber Winds
Principal oboe, in “The Unfolding” April 2017 With guest artist, Wayne Shorter Florida State University Chamber Winds
Principal oboe, Beethoven Symphony No. 6 Oct. 2016 Florida State University Symphony Orchestra
Principal oboe, Brahms Symphony No. 2 Nov. 2015 Kent State University Orchestra
Principal oboe, Saint-Saëns “Bacchanale” from Samson and Delilah Oct. 2014 Kent State University Orchestra
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Principal oboe, Dvořák Cello Concerto Dec. 2011 With guest soloist, Yo-Yo Ma SUNY Fredonia College Symphony Orchestra
Solo Recitals:
Doctoral Lecture Recital, Florida State University Feb. 2019 o “The Influences of Stylistic and Programmatic Elements in Selected Works by Alyssa Morris” • Up and Away for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano • Chrysalis for English Horn and Piano
Doctoral Lecture Recital, Florida State University Dec. 2018 o “The Influences of Stylistic and Programmatic Elements in Alyssa Morris’s Four Personalities for Oboe and Piano”
Doctoral Solo Recital, Florida State University April 2018 o J.S. Bach: Sonata in G Minor, BWV 1030b o Maurice Ravel: Sonatine for Oboe and Piano o Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Oboe and Piano o Alyssa Morris: Four Personalities
Doctoral Solo Recital, Florida State University April 2017 o Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata in C Minor, RV 53 o Alan Richardson: French Suite for Oboe and Piano o Herbert Howells: Sonata for Oboe and Piano o Charles Colin: Grande Fantaisie Concertante
Graduate Solo Recital, Kent State University Feb. 2016 o Robert Schumann: Three Romances for Oboe and Piano o W.A. Mozart: Concerto for Oboe, K. 314 o Alberto Ginastera: Duo for Flute and Oboe, Op. 13 o York Bowen: Sonata for Oboe and Piano, Op. 85
Graduate Solo Recital, Kent State Univeristy March 2015 o Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata in C Minor, RV 53 o Heinz Holliger: Sonata for Oboe Solo o Katherine Hoover: Sonata for Oboe and Piano, op. 44 o Jeffrey Rathbun: Three Diversions for Two Oboes
Senior Performer’s Certificate Solo Recital, SUNY Fredonia Sep. 2013 o Antal Doráti: Cinq pièces pour le hautbois o W.A. Mozart: Quartet in F major, K. 370 o Lille Bror Söderlundh: Concertino for Oboe
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Junior Performer’s Certificate Solo Recital, SUNY Fredonia Feb. 2013 o Marin Marais: Les Folies d’Espagne o Madeleine Dring: Trio for Flute, Oboe and Piano o Eugene Bozza: Suite Monodique o Henri Dutilleux: Sonata for Oboe and Piano o Amilcare Ponchielli: Capriccio
Chamber Music Performances:
Ladislav Kubík Memorial Concert Oct. 2018 Florida State University o Kubik Sinfonietta No. 1
Doctoral Chamber Recital Dec. 2017 o W.A. Mozart: Quartet in F Major, K. 370 o Casimir- Théophile Lalliet: Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano, Op. 22 o Carl Reinecke: Trio in A minor for Oboe, Horn, and Piano, Op. 188 o Ton ter Doest: Circusmuziek for Reed Quintet
Doctoral Chamber Recital of Lilly Haley, Clarinet April 2017 Florida State University o György Ligeti: Six Bagatelles for Woodwind Quintet
Master’s Chamber Recital of Anna McRay, piano April 2017 Florida State University o Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata in C Minor for Oboe and Piano o Madeleine Dring: Trio for Flute, Oboe, and Piano
Kent State University Graduate Woodwind Quintet Recital April 2015 o Adrien Barthe: Passacaille o Samuel Barber: Summer Music for Wind Quintet, Op. 31 o Irving Fine: Partita for Wind Quintet o Gunther Schuller: Suite for Woodwind Quintet
SUNY Fredonia Double Reed Octet Aug. 2014 o Performed at the International Double Reed Society Convention in New York City group consisting of faculty and students from the State University of New York at Fredonia o Premiered original works composed by Rob Deemer and Margi Griebling-Haigh for double reed octet
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 at SUNY Fredonia April 2013 o Performed third oboe on J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 1, BWV 1046, with SUNY Fredonia School of Music faculty
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SUNY Fredonia Touring Woodwind Dectet March 2013 o Performed second oboe in the group comprising of both students and faculty in the SUNY Fredonia School of Music o Performed Joachim Raff’s Sinfonietta and Jeff Scott’s Sacred Women o Performed in recitals in various school throughout Western New York, Long Island, and New York City
Summer Festivals:
Brevard Music Center June-July 2017 o Performed in the Brevard Music Center Orchestra alongside faculty o Performed in the Brevard Sinfonia with fellow students o Rehearsed and received coachings as a member of a woodwind quintet o Employed as a Resident Assistant
John Mack Oboe Camp 2019, 2015, 2014 o Attended daily masterclasses, covering Barret and Ferling Etudes, as well as common excerpts and solo pieces o Performed in masterclasses for Jeff Rathbun, Scott Bell, Nicholas Stovall, Jaren Atherholt, and Lora Schaeffer
New York Summer Music Festival July 2014 o Employed as a counselor • Supervised students, ages 9 through 17 o Performed in orchestra and wind ensemble, as well as in a woodwind quintet
Hartwick Summer Music Festival July 2011 o Employed as a counselor • Supervised students, ages 10 through 17 • Assisted with set-up for rehearsals and performances • Assisted teachers during music history classes o Performed in orchestra and wind ensemble
Masterclass Performances:
Masterclass with Johanna Pennington at Florida State University April 2019 o Performed selected movements from Lukas Foss’s Concerto for Oboe
Masterclass with Jonathan Fischer at Florida State University Feb. 2019 o Performed excerpts from Rossini, La Scala di Seta
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Masterclass with Reid Messich at Florida State University Oct. 2016 o Performed excerpts from Rossini, La Scala di Seta
Masterclass with Frank Rosenwein at Kent State University March 2015 o Performed selected movements from the Heinz Holliger, Sonata for Solo Oboe
Masterclass with Igor Leschishin at the Kennedy Center, Sep. 2014 Washington D.C. o Performed excerpts from Saint- Saëns, Samson and Delilah
Masterclass with Colin Maier at SUNY Fredonia Sep. 2013 o Performed selected movements from Antal Doráti, Cinq Pièces
Competitions:
MTNA State-level Chamber Music Competition, Tampa, FL Oct. 2017 o Performed a selection of works for reed quintet with the Civitasolis Reed Quintet o Awarded second-place in the competition
Kent State University Graduate Concerto Competition Nov. 2015 o Performed Lukas Foss’s Concerto for Oboe o Awarded second-place in the competition
SUNY Fredonia Concerto Competition May 2013 o Performed Martinu’s Oboe Concerto o Finalist
Awards and Honors:
Graduate Teaching Assistant at Florida State University 2016- 2019
Graduate Assistant at Kent State University 2014-2016
Performer’s Certificate from SUNY Fredonia May 2014 o Awarded based on two recitals which were adjudicated by faculty o Each recital was required to be at least 45 minutes in length, with at least one full piece performed from memory
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Recipient of various music scholarships from SUNY Fredonia 2010-2014 o Dr. John A. Maier Scholarship, Virginia Maytum Music Scholarship, Poummit Concert Master Scholarship
Primary Teachers:
Dr. Eric Ohlsson 2016- 2019 o Professor of Oboe at Florida State University, Principal Oboe at Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, Principal Oboe at Brevard Music Center
Danna Sundet 2014- 2016 o Associate Professor of Oboe at Kent State University, Principal Oboe of the Erie Philharmonic and the Akron Baroque Orchestra.
Dr. Sarah Hamilton 2010- 2014 o Associate Professor of Oboe at SUNY Fredonia, Principal Oboe of the Western New York Chamber Orchestra, English Horn with the Erie Philharmonic
Dr. Karen Hosmer 2005- 2010 o Associate Professor of Oboe at Schenectady County Community College, Principal Oboe of the Albany Symphony.
References:
Dr. Eric Ohlsson Charles O. Delaney Professor of Oboe Florida State University College of Music [email protected] 850-644-5494 (office) 850-264-3427 (cell)
Danna Sundet Associate Professor of Oboe Kent State University Hugh A. Glauser School of Music [email protected] 330-672-9245(office) 216-371-5808 (cell)
Jeffrey Keesecker Professor of Bassoon Florida State University College of Music [email protected] 850-644-0410
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Richard Clary Professor of Conducting, Senior Band Conductor, and Director of Wind Ensemble Studies Florida State University College of Music [email protected] 850-644-3507
Dr. Sarah Hamilton Associate Professor of Oboe State University of New York at Fredonia [email protected] 716-673-4631
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