Dr. Laura Medisky is the Instructor of Oboe at Northern Illinois University, and is the owner of Medisky Oboe Studio LLC in Madison, WI. As an AmSAT-certified Alexander Technique teacher of 25 years, she integrates its philosophy of the mind-body connection into her own playing as well as her oboe pedagogy. She presents oboe masterclasses and Alexander Technique workshops at music institutions, festivals, and conferences throughout the United States. As a performer, Medisky has served as Acting Principal Oboe in the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra and the Rockford Symphony, performs regularly with the Madison Symphony, and is a frequent chamber music collaborator. Her solo album “Personalities: 21st-century American Music for Oboe” was released in 2012 on the Centaur Records label.