Dr. Laura Medisky is an oboist and Alexander Technique teacher based in Madison, WI. She is the newly appointed Instructor of Oboe at Northern Illinois University. She performs regularly with the Madison Symphony Orchestra and the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, and has also played with the Elgin and Dubuque Symphonies, Con Vivo! chamber ensemble, Fresco Opera, Capital City Theatre, Wisconsin Chamber Choir, and Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society. Medisky served as Acting Principal Oboe in both the Rockford Symphony (2021-2024) and the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra (2016-2022). She has presented artist recitals at several International Double Reed Society conferences, and has performed concertos with orchestras in Wisconsin, Illinois, Nebraska, and Idaho. Her solo album Personalities: 21st-century American Music for Oboe was released in 2012 on the Centaur Records label.

An engaging guest artist and clinician, Dr. Medisky presents oboe masterclasses and Alexander Technique workshops at music institutions, festivals, and conferences throughout the United States. She has presented at IDRS conferences, the Chicago Double Reed Fest, and the Beyond the Notes Music Festival, and she has been the featured oboe guest for Double Reed Days at Georgia State University, Southeast Missouri State University, and Ball State University. Medisky has served on faculty at music festivals such as Festival Música das Esferas in Braganća Paulista, Brazil, Double or Nothing Oboe and Bassoon Camp (OH), and Idyllwild Music Festival (CA). At home in Madison, Medisky is the owner of the thriving Medisky Oboe Studio LLC, and is a regular clinician for area schools. Recognized for her creativity and innovation in studio teaching, she was a featured guest on the “Mavericks” series of the podcast Double Reed Dish.

Prior to joining the NIU music faculty Dr. Medisky taught at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Luther College, Maranatha Baptist University, and Edgewood College. She holds degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, UCLA, and Arizona State University, and she earned her Alexander Technique certification from the Alexander Technique Center Urbana under the direction of Joan and Alex Murray.