Emily Tsai is an oboist who did her undergraduate degree at the Eastman School of Music, then went to the University of Maryland School of Music to take part in their Woodwind Quintet Fellowship. She’s now a member of WindSync, the Assistant Principal of the Washington National Opera, and is back at the University of Maryland School of Music, this time as their oboe professor. I forgot to ask Emily how to connect with her and what she’s doing, but you can find links to her website and all of that information below!

EMILY’S EPISODE RESOURCES
Fav Pieces of Classical Music: ⁠⁠⁠La Mer (Montreal recording with Dutoit)
Current Fav Movie Soundtrack: ⁠⁠⁠Coco
⁠⁠⁠Last Read: ⁠⁠⁠My Brilliant Friend, by Elena Ferrante https://amzn.to/3ZTtl2J
Recommendations: Beef, on Netflix
Audible Free Trial: ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3PDwFu3⁠⁠
Amazon Music Free Trial: ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/45289IV⁠⁠⁠

CONNECT WITH EMILY
Website: ⁠⁠⁠ https://oboefriend-music.square.site/about
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OboeFriend
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oboefriend/
WindSync: https://www.windsync.org
Oboe Professor, UMD School of Music: https://music.umd.edu
Washington National Opera, Assistant Principal Oboe: https://www.kennedy-center.org/wno/

ORCHESTRATING YOUR CAREER
YouTube Subscribe: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaCPf5xynqMHcFuQhCWrNCQ
Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/orchestrati...
TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@orchestrating...
X: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/OYCPod⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠http://facebook.com/orchestratingyour...

ABOUT THE HOST
Rebekah Carpio received her BMus in clarinet performance from the Eastman School of Music. She was awarded a Fulbright grant to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in their Orchestral Artistry program, which was in collaboration with the London Symphony Orchestra. She then went on to receive her PhD, also from the Guildhall School, researching the impact of education and community work in conservatoire training. 

CONNECT WITH REBEKAH
Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/bitesbybeka...
TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@bitesbybekah⁠⁠⁠⁠
Website: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.bitesbybekah.com⁠⁠
X: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/BitesbyBekah⁠⁠⁠

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Podcast Intro
01:11 Episode Intro
02:03 Interview Start
03:05 Emily’s Musical Background
05:36 Choosing between Oboe and Violin
06:53 Exploring Collaboration
08:24 Choosing a Music School
09:18 Lesson with Mr Killmer
11:18 ESM Experience: Dual Degree
12:28 ESM Experience: Developing as a Whole Person
16:27 Efficiency Practice + Scheduling
25:00 From Undergrad to Masters
26:47 Exploring Chamber Music, Collaboration + Entrepreneurship
36:00 WindSync
39:38 Development Internship
41:20 Transition from Student to Career
45:53 Getting to Current Career
47:23 Washington National Opera + Audition Tips
01:06:05 Looking Back and Looking Forward
01:07:26 Teaching at UMD School of Music
01:19:07 Rapid Fire Q&A
01:23:58 Last piece of advice
01:25:17 Outro
01:25:50 Next Episode Teaser

PODCAST MUSIC
Theme Music composed by Ben Roundtree: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0z6dZJL6GM
Emily’s Oboe Performance: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7vAOwHxc04

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