OSU Oboe Student Accomplishments
2017
Chloe Pointer, BME 2017
- Cowboy Marching Band, Section Leader
- President, National Association for Music Education (NAfME)
Marcos Alvarez, BME 2018
- Section Leader, Cowboy Marching Band
2016
Chloe Pointer, BME 2017
- Secretary, Tau Beta Sigma
- Performer, OSU Woodwind Honors Competition and recital
Marcos Alvarez, BME 2018
- Section Leader, Cowboy Marching Band
2015
Madison Pregler, BM 2015
• Second Oboe, Bartlesville Symphony Orchestra
• Bocal Majority/Operation Oboe camp intern
• Winner, OSU Woodwind Honors competition and recital
Emily Thygesen, BME 2016
• Founder, Texas Double Reed Society
• Finalist, OSU Woodwind Honors competition
• Bocal Majority/Operation Oboe, Site Operations Manager
• Cowboy Marching Band squad leader
• Tau Beta Sigma, Treasurer
David Lutz, BME 2016
• Cowboy Marching Band, section leader
Chloe Pointer, BME 2017
• Bocal Majority/Operation Oboe camp intern
Marcos Alvarez, BME 2018
• Cowboy Marching Band, section leader
• Oklahoma City Symphonic Band, section oboe
Ashleen Atchue, BME 2018
• Bocal Majority/Operation Oboe, camp intern
Cassandra Goodwin, BME 2018
• Bocal Majority/Operation Oboe, camp intern
• Finalist, OSU Woodwind honors competition
• Tau Beta Sigma, Paliamentarian
Stephanie Temmer, BM 2019
• 2015 Nequa Valley International Wind Ensemble
2014
Madison Pregler (BM 2015)
- Scholarship recipient and student performer, Bay View Music Festival.
David Lutz (BME 2016)
- Camp counselor and teaching assistant, OSU Woodwind Institute. Camp Intern, Bocal Majority/Operation Oboe Camp.
Emily Thygesen (BME 2016)
- Site operations manager, Bocal Majority/Operation Oboe camp. Section leader, Cowboy Marching Band.
Chloe Pointer (BME 2017)
- Camp counselor and teaching assistant, OSU Woodwind Institute. Camp Intern, Bocal Majority/Operation Oboe Camp.
2013
Jessica Villm (BM 2013)
- First place, Midwest Double Reed Society Young Artist Competition.
Madison Pregler (BM 2015)
- Second place, Midwest Double Reed Society Young Artist Competition. Masterclass participant, Mark Ostoich, Professor of Oboe at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Camp counselor and teaching assistant, OSU Woodwind Institute.
Jessica Villm (BM 2013), Madison Pregler (BM 2015) and David Lutz (BME 2016)
- Oboe section for the All-Japan band clinic with the OSU Wind Ensemble, performances in Tokyo and Hamamatsu City, Japan.
Emily Thygesen (BME 2016)
- Site Operations Manager, Bocal Majority/Operation Oboe camp.
David Lutz (BME 2016)
- Camp counselor and teaching assistant, OSU Woodwind Institute.
Chloe Pointer (BME 2017)
- Scholarship recipient and student performer, Quartz Mountain Music Festival.
2012
Madison Pregler (BM 2015)
- Camp counselor and teaching assistant, OSU Woodwind Institute
- Intern, Starlight Opera, Tulsa, OK
David Lutz (BM 2015)
- Camp counselor and teaching assistant, OSU Woodwind Institute
Caitlyn Bryson (BM 2011)
- Faculty, OSU Woodwind Institute
2011
Caitlyn Bryson (BM 2011)
- Awarded graduate assistantship to pursue Master of Music degree, University of Oklahoma
- Adjunct Instructor of Oboe, Oklahoma Baptist University
Evelyn Garren (BME 2008)
- Performer, Eutiner Festspiele, Eutin, Germany
Jessica Villm (BM 2013)
- Scholarship Recipient and student performer, Bay View Music Festival, Bay View, Michigan
MaKayla Wright (BM 2014)
- Student participant, Domaine Forget Master Classes, Quebec, Canada
- Second prize-winner, Midwest Double Reed Society Young Artist Competition, Manhattan, Kansas
2010
Caitlyn Bryson (BM 2011)
- First prize winner, Midwest Double Reed Society Young Artist Competition, Fayetteville, Arkansas
- Recipient, MDRS Sponsorship to attend the International Double Reed Society conference, Norman, Oklahoma
- Wentz Scholarship Recipient
MaKayla Wright (BM 2014)
- MasterWorks Festival scholarship recipient and student performer, Winona Lake, Indiana
Cassie Hatch (BM 2010)
- Master class performer, International Double Reed Society conference, Eugene Izotof, Principal oboe, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Evelyn Garren (BME 2008)
- International Double Reed Society performer as a member of the University of Kansas double reed ensemble, Norman, Oklahoma
2009
Evelyn Garren (BME 2008)
- University of Kansas assistantship recipient to pursue a Master of Music degree
- Bay View Music Festival scholarship recipient and student performer, Petoskey, Michigan
Jessica Villm (BM 2013)
- Church Musician, First Baptist Church, weekly performer on oboe, piano and voice
Caitlyn Bryson (BM 2011)
- Dallas Reed Camp teaching assistant
MaKayla Wright (BM 2014)
- Quartz Mountain Music Festival scholarship recipient and student performer, Altus, Oklahoma
Cassie Hatch (BM 2010), Jennifer Tracy (BS 2009), Caitlyn Bryson (BM 2011)
- Oboe section, Wind Ensemble performance at CBDNA, Austin, Texas
2008
Evelyn Garren (BME 2008)
- First prize winner, Midwest Double Reed Society Young Artist Competition, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Cassie Hatch (BM 2010)
- Second prize winner, Midwest Double Reed Society Young Artist Competition, Stillwater, Oklahoma
2007
Cassie Hatch (BM 2010)
- Honorable Mention, Midwest Double Reed Society Young Artist Competition, Lawrence, Kansas
Evelyn Garren (BME 2008)
- Tulsa Symphony Orchestra substitute
- Wichita Grand Opera substitute
- North Arkansas Symphony substitute
2006
Cassie Hatch (BM 2010), Evelyn Garren (BME 2008), Ruthanna Rhoades (BS 2009), Jennifer Tracy (BS 2009)
Oboe Section, All-Japan Band Clinic and Wind Ensemble tour, Hamamatsu City, Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan