Christa Garvey, Oboe

Christa Garvey, principal oboist of the Eau Claire Chamber Orchestra, is an active recitalist and a member of the Wisconsin Woodwind Quintet and the Sonora Reed Trio.  Recent performances and presentations include a solo recital at the 2008 International Double Reed Society Conference, a performance on the LIve from the Chazen recital series, performances at the 2008 MENC National Conference, the Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities, the Iowa Bandmasters Association, the Wood Flute Conference in Seattle, WA, and a presentation at the College Music Society Northwest Chapter.  In recognition of her commitment to the scholarship of teaching and learning, she is the 2008-2009 Wisconsin Teaching Fellow for the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Campus.  She has performed with many groups, including the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, the Colorado Ballet Orchestra, the Cheyenne, WY Symphony, the Colorado MahlerFest Orchstra, the Boulder Bach Festival, and the Aspen Music Festival. 

Dr. Garvey holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Oboe Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Colorado at Boulder.  Her undergraduate degree was received from Indiana University, Bloomington.  Dr. Garvey's teachers include James Brody, Marc Lifschey, Elaine Douvas, and John DeLancie.  She joined the faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 2003 and teaches oboe, aural skills, and chamber music.  Previously, she served on the faculty of the Metropolitan State College of Denver and was a Visiting Lecturer of Oboe and Musicology at the Lionel Hampton School of Music at the University of Idaho.