Oboe with Rebecca M.

Rebecca McGuire, Instructor of Oboe, is Principal Oboe of the Carmel Symphony Orchestra, Principal Oboe of the Terre Haute Symphony, and Oboist of the Volante Winds, a highly acclaimed wind quintet with recent performances at the American Music Festival (NC), Juneau Jazz and Classics Festival (AK), and the Jeju International Wind Ensemble Festival in South Korea Known for her beautifully sincere and expressive musicality, Rebecca has performed as a soloist and chamber musician for audiences around the world. In 2018, she made her debut as an international soloist, performing Telemann’s Oboe Concerto in F minor and the Samuel Barber Canzonetta for Oboe and Strings with the Freies Kammerorchester Köln, Ensemble 07 under the direction of award-winning violinist and Baroque specialist, Stephan Schardt in Cologne, Germany. Frequently featured as principal oboe with the elite orchestras of Indiana University, Rebecca received special acclaim for her performances of Stravinsky’s Pulcinella, Debussy’s La Mer with conductor Scott Sandmeier of the Orchestre de Chambre de la Gironde in France, and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 in concert with Joshua Bell, conducted by Xian Zhang.
 An aspiring pedagogue with over 12 years of teaching experience, Rebecca is the current Professor of Oboe at Western Illinois University for the 2020-2021 Academic year, Oboe Instructor at the Stafford Music Academy, and has recently performed as a guest clinician at the University of Iowa, University of Northern Iowa, and the Indiana University Center for Rural Engagement.
 Rebecca is currently finishing a Doctor of Music degree in Oboe Performance from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, received a Master of Music degree in Oboe Performance from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Bachelor of Music in Oboe Performance from Western Illinois University.