kiara hosie

I'm a fourth-year BMus student at the University of Victoria. My notable teachers include Russell Bajer and Anna Betuzzi of the Victoria Symphony. Although I began my musical career as a clarinettist, I've been playing oboe and English horn for nine years. In addition to performing as a soloist and in student and amateur orchestras in the Greater Victoria area, I'm also experienced with musical theatre, wind band, and chamber music.

As a private teacher, 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.

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 can be viewed on UVic's online research repository.

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