Renate Sakins, Oboe Teacher:

Renate Sakins is an active freelance oboist and teacher. She is a member of the Renaissance City Winds, principal oboist with the Westmoreland Symphony, and 2^nd oboist with the Akron Symphony. She has performed with the Pittsburgh Symphony, Columbus Symphony and many other regional ensembles. As soloist, Ms. Sakins has appeared with the Westmoreland Symphony, Pittsburgh Civic Orchestra, Pittsburgh Concert Chorale, and has been featured on WQED’s “Performance in Pittsburgh”.

Ms. Sakins teaches students of all ages and levels. In addition to being an oboe instructor at the PYCO School of Music, she is Instructor of Oboe at Slippery Rock University, and has taught at Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12. Students of Ms. Sakins have been participants in PMEA District, Region, and State ensembles, and have been accepted as music performance and music education majors at Carnegie Mellon University, Duquesne University, Cleveland Institute of Music, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana University (Bloomington), and Temple University.

Ms. Sakins holds a B.M. degree from Temple University and attended Carnegie Mellon University in the M.M. degree program.