kiara hosie

I completed my BMus in 2023 at the University of Victoria studying under Russell Bajer of the Victoria Symphony. I am currently in year 1 of my MMus in oboe performance at the University of British Columbia, studying with Nimo Mendoza. Although I began my musical career as a clarinettist, I've been playing oboe and English horn for 10 years. In addition to appearing as a soloist, I have also performed in small and large wind ensembles, amateur and semi-professional orchestras, and musical theatre pits in the Greater Victoria area.

As a private oboe teacher with over 3 years of experience, I take a patient and individualised approach. It's important to me to meet students where they're at, helping them set and meet their own musical goals to reach their full potential. I welcome students of all ages and abilities— it's never too late to start! Contact me for oboe lesson inquiries or to order handmade oboe reeds. First lessons always include 1 complimentary reed.

As a musicologist, my research interests include musical magic and witchcraft, musical myth (or mythical music!), historical music therapy, and music's role in both national and personal identity creation. My recent research on therapeutic musical ecstasy in the Ancient Greco-Roman world (Was Dionysus a Music Therapist?: Therapeutic Musical Ecstasy in the Ancient Greco-Roman World) was supported by the 2022-23 Jamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Award, and was published in the 2023 issue of The Arbutus Review.

My article exploring how gender and music direction affect audience perceptions of character identity in Shakespeare's The Tempest was published in the 2023 issue of Nota Bene: Canadian Undergraduate Journal of Musicology.