Elizabeth Raum (born 13 January 1945) is a Canadian oboist and composer.

Biography

Elizabeth Raum was born in

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in 1945, but became a Canadian citizen in 1985. She studied

oboe The oboe ( ) is a type of double-reed woodwind instrument. Oboes are usually made of wood, but may also be made of synthetic materials, such as plastic, resin, or hybrid composites. The most common type of oboe, the soprano oboe pitched in C, ...

performance with Robert Sprenkle at the

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, graduating in 1966. In 1985, received a master's degree in composition from the

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after studies with Thomas Schudel. She played principal oboe for the Atlantic Symphony Orchestra in

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, for seven years, and later for the

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. In 2004, she received an honorary doctorate from

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, Halifax, Nova Scotia. In November 2010, she received the

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for her work as a musician and composer.

Works

Elizabeth Raum's works have been performed internationally and broadcast on national media. She is a prolific composer and has produced opera, chamber pieces, choral works, vocal works and ballets. She has also written extensively for film and video. Works for selected films include: *''Saskatchewan River'' *''Like Mother, Like Daughter'' *''Sparkle'' *''Evolution: A Theme with Variations'' *''Prelude to Parting'' *''The Green Man Ballet'' *''Symphony of Youth'' Works for the stage include: *''Sortilegio (opera)'' *''The Garden of Alice (opera)'' *''Romance of the Gods (opera)'' Selected recordings include: *''Prairie Alphabet Musical Parade'' *''A Prairie Alphabet'' *''The Legend of Heimdall'' *''Renovated Rhymes'' *''Incantations and Rhymes'' *''Sonata for Piano Four Hands'' *''Requiem for Wounded Knee'' *''Pantheon for violin, horn, and piano'' *''how bodies leave ecstatic marks'' *''Scenes from Andalusia''

References

External links

*
Elizabeth Raum at ''The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan''

''New Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians'', 2001
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