Lecturer

Contact:
ashatal1@naz.edu
585-389-2700

Departmental Responsibilities:
Applied Oboe

Education:
Eastman School of Music, MM
Crane School of Music, Postdam, BM

Biography:
Alexandra Shatalov is a committed educator and oboist in the Rochester, NY area. She began teaching oboe privately at home in New Paltz, NY and continued while completing her Bachelor’s degree at the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam. At Crane Alexandra was a Presser Scholar and a winner in the Crane Concerto Competition. In 2009 Alexandra graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor’s in Music Performance and a Minor in Music Business, after which she began her Masters Degree in Oboe Performance and Literature at the Eastman School of Music, studying with Richard Killmer. In Rochester, Alexandra performs with the Eastman Philharmonia, Eastman Wind Ensemble, Musica Nova, the Wilmot Woodwind Quintet, The Genesee Symphony Orchestra, and she is a substitute in the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. In addition to teaching at Nazareth College, Alexandra instructs oboe through the Nazareth Community Music Program, the Eastman Community Music School, and she maintains a private oboe studio as well. Alexandra has attended the Banff Masterclass Program for Strings and Winds, the National Orchestral Institute, and in 2008 was a second-place winner in the International Double Reed Society Young Artists’ Competition. Her mentors include Anna Hendrickson, Richard Killmer, and Valentina Shatalova.