Erica Skowron has resided in Prince George since 1990. She has been the principal oboe with the Prince George Symphony since that time and has
performed many solos with them including: Six Studies in Folksong for
English horn and orchestra, Mozart Concertante for 4 winds, Vaughan
Williams oboe concerto, Marcello oboe concerto, Albinoni d minor
concerto,the Vivaldi d minor KV 454 concerto as an oboist and Rose
Prince from Symphony of Saints by Gordon Lucas, Kapliow’s Green Eggs and
Ham, Handel’s Messiah, Brahms Alto Rhapsody, Bach Cantata # 54, Mahler
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, Vivaldi: Stabat Mater as a singer. She
has also performed both as a vocal soloist and an oboe soloist at the
Mostly Mozart Festival in Kelowna, BC and has the pleasure of touring
much of the beautiful BC and Yukon with a small chamber group both
singing and playing.
Her training has taken her across the globe. She moved here from
Toronto where she completed the Orchestral training Program at the Royal
Conservatory of Toronto. She completed an honours Bachelor in Music
Performance from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario
studying oboe with James Mason and voice with Patricia Pascoe. Prior to
that she spend a year studying at the Conservatoire Nationale de Sant
Maur in La Varrenne, France. Further Study has included the
International Voice Workshop with Richard Armstrong at Banff, Institute
of Voice Performance Pedagogy with Richard Miller at the Oberlin
Conservatory of Music, Early Music Vancouver Baroque Workshop, Ray Still
Masterclass in Vancouver, John Mack Oboe Camp in North Carolina, Banff
School of Fine Arts summer masterclasses, the Sarasota festival, the
National Youth Orchestra of Canada and the Ontario Youth Choir. She has
also studied Kodaly music education with several teachers including one
who was a student of Kodaly himself.
Erica currently plays with the PGSO, directs the St. Andrew’s United
Church and teaches voice, oboe and piano from her own private studio.
She enjoys gardening, swimming and hiking with her husband and their
golden retrievers.
