Adrienne
Malley is a freelance performer and instructor in the San Francisco
Bay Area. Adrienne is the principal oboist of the St. Peter's Chamber Orchestra, and also enjoys performing with many other Bay Area ensembles including the San Francisco Symphony, Symphony Silicon Valley, and the symphonies of Berkeley, Monterey, Napa, Oakland, Santa Cruz, and Santa Rosa. She is also a member of the Avenue Winds woodwind quintet and a founding member of the Divisa Ensemble, a chamber ensemble comprised of mixed winds and string instruments.
A
native of Newton, Massachusetts, Adrienne received her
Bachelor of Music degree in Oboe Performance from the University of
Michigan School of Music, and her Master of Music degree
at the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music. She is
the recipient of third prize in the MTNA Ohio Woodwind Young Artist
Competition. Her principal teachers have included Nancy Ambrose King, Mark Ostoich, Harry Sargous, and Shelley Heron. She has also participated in master classes and music festivals with William Bennett, Elaine Douvas, Richard Killmer, John Mack, Christopher Philpotts, Harold Smoliar, Linda Strommen, and Sherry
Sylar.
An avid teacher, Adrienne maintains a private studio in her San Francisco home and coaches young musicians selected to participate in the El Camino Youth Symphony's Chamber Music Program. She has also presented music education performances through the Community School of Music and Arts' Music4Schools program and the San Francisco Symphony's Adventures in Music program. In her spare
time, Adrienne enjoys reading, cooking, tennis, hiking through McLaren Park with her dog Zoey, and cheering for the Boston Red Sox!