Oboist. Teacher. Artist.
Heather Huckleberry is the oboe professor at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and is also the co-founder and member of the Dubuque Chamber Players, a professional chamber music group started in 2012.
Ms. Huckleberry attended the University of Minnesota, where she earned her B.M. and M.M degrees in oboe performance. Her oboe studies were under the tutelage of Kathryn Greenbank (Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra) and Elizabeth Starr-Masoudnia (Philadelphia Orchestra). Her studies were furthered at The Aspen Music Festival, Le Domaine Forget, and The Pierre Monteux School.
Ms. Huckleberry was principal oboe of the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra for nine seasons and was a featured soloist on several occasions. Former orchestral posts included principal oboe of the Duluth-Superior Symphony and the Grand Forks Symphony. She has also recorded a commercial CD for Lifescapes Music featuring herself and members of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra.
As an instructor in higher education, Heather has also taught at Clarke University, Loras College (Dubuque, iA) and Gustavus Adolphus College (St. Peter, MN). Additionally, Heather teaches a select number of young oboists in her private studio.
When not making music or exploring anything creative, Heather and her husband, Alan, are busy raising their three boisterous boys in the picturesque bluff city of Dubuque.
Ms. Huckleberry attended the University of Minnesota, where she earned her B.M. and M.M degrees in oboe performance. Her oboe studies were under the tutelage of Kathryn Greenbank (Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra) and Elizabeth Starr-Masoudnia (Philadelphia Orchestra). Her studies were furthered at The Aspen Music Festival, Le Domaine Forget, and The Pierre Monteux School.
Ms. Huckleberry was principal oboe of the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra for nine seasons and was a featured soloist on several occasions. Former orchestral posts included principal oboe of the Duluth-Superior Symphony and the Grand Forks Symphony. She has also recorded a commercial CD for Lifescapes Music featuring herself and members of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra.
As an instructor in higher education, Heather has also taught at Clarke University, Loras College (Dubuque, iA) and Gustavus Adolphus College (St. Peter, MN). Additionally, Heather teaches a select number of young oboists in her private studio.
When not making music or exploring anything creative, Heather and her husband, Alan, are busy raising their three boisterous boys in the picturesque bluff city of Dubuque.