Laura began her study of the oboe at age 10 in Lawrence, Kansas before moving to the Eastman School of Music to study under the tutelage of the internationally renowned oboist Richard Killmer. Following her graduation, with Honors, in 2002, Laura was invited to the Hot Springs Music Festival and in the Banff Centre Festival Orchestra as an orchestral and chamber player. In the fall of 2002, Ms. Karney was accepted to be a resident artist at the Banff Centre for the Arts, where she performed solo and chamber music concerts with musicians such as Chris Millard, Simon Wynberg, Mike Murley and Hugh Frasier. Ms. Karney then moved to the New York City area, where as a freelance oboist, she performed with the SEM ensemble, Alarm Will Sound, Cosmopolitan City Orchestra and the Peconic Chamber Orchestra as well as many smaller chamber groups. While in New York, Ms. Karney became a founding member of a multimedia chamber music ensemble, Ardesco (www.ardesco.org) Returning to the Banff Centre for the Arts in 2005-2006, Ms. Karney was invited to play alongside Alain Trudell and Nicholas Daniel as well as premiering six new compositions, both solo and ensemble, five of which were written for her. Since leaving the Banff Centre, Ms. Karney has performed with her guitar and oboe duo in Martindale and Leicester, UK, premiering three new works by English, Mexican and Norwegian composers. In addition she has performed in the Lisbon Symphony Orchestra. She is currently living in Spain, traveling and performing throughout Europe.
Factsheet
Birth date: December 28, 1979
length of professional career: 9 years
education: Bachelor of Arts Eastman School of Music, and Masters Program Trossingen Musikhochschule
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