Oboe Studio at Northern Arizona University
Rebecca Kemper Scarnati, Professor of Oboe
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Rebecca Kemper Scarnati joined the faculty at Northern Arizona University in 1991 where she teaches oboe, chamber music, and music theory and also at the Curry Summer Music Camp. In September of 2007, she traveled to China with a group of faculty where they premiered Clear Rain by Bruce Reiprich based on Chinese poetry. They also worked with the Chinese students in master classes. Dr. Scarnati is principal oboist of the Flagstaff Symphony, and oboist for the Kokopelli Ensemble. She earned her Doctor of Musical Arts degree from University of Arizona and both her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees and the Performer's Certificate in oboe from Indiana University. Her principal teachers have included Jerry Sirucek of Indiana University and John Mack of the Cleveland Orchestra. |
She performs with the Desert Foothills Music Fest in Carefree, and has been a member of the Flagstaff Festival of the Arts, the Wagner Festival Orchestra (Arizona Opera), and the Desert Symphony (Palm Springs) and gives frequent recitals at Chautauqua Institution.
She has been principal oboist with the Binghamton Symphony, Tri-Cities Opera, Corning Philharmonic, and Elmira Symphony and has performed with the Spoleto Festival Orchestra, Evansville Philharmonic, Owensboro Symphony, Wheeling Symphony, and Chautauqua Festival Orchestra.
To contact Dr. Scarnati email: Rebecca.Scarnati@nau.edu
