Elizabeth Raum

Elizabeth Raum
SOM
A portrait of Elizabeth Raum standing in front of a wooden door, taken in 2021.
Elizabeth Raum, 2021
Background information
Born (1945-01-13) 13 January 1945 (age 81)
Berlin, New Hampshire
GenreClassical
OccupationsComposer, musician
InstrumentOboe
Websitehttp://elizabethraum.com

Elizabeth Raum SOM (born 13 January 1945) is a Canadian oboist and composer.

Biography

Elizabeth Raum was born in Berlin, New Hampshire in 1945, but became a Canadian citizen in 1985.

She studied oboe performance with Robert Sprenkle at the Eastman School of Music, graduating in 1966. In 1985, she received a master's degree in composition from the University of Regina after studies with Thomas Schudel.

She played principal oboe for the Atlantic Symphony Orchestra in Halifax, Nova Scotia, from 1968 to 1975, when she moved to Saskatchewan and began playing for the Regina Symphony Orchestra, eventually becoming their principal oboist.

In 2004, she received an honorary doctorate from Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. In 2010, she received the Saskatchewan Order of Merit for her work as a musician and composer.

Selected works

Elizabeth Raum's works have been performed internationally and broadcast on national media. She has produced operas, chamber pieces, choral works, solo vocal works, and ballets. She has also written for film and video.

Film

Opera

Recordings

References

  1. ↑ Stevenson, Fiona. "Raum, Elizabeth (1945-)". The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  2. ↑ Bazzana, Kevin (3 July 2007). "Elizabeth Raum". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  3. 1 2 Morris, R. Winston; Bone, Lloyd E. Jr.; Paull, Eric (2007). Guide to the Euphonium Repertoire: The Euphonium Source Book. Indiana University Press. p. 474. ISBN 978-0-253-11224-8.
  4. ↑ Wassenberg, Anya (28 January 2025). "INTERVIEW | Composer Elizabeth Raum: A Groundbreaking Career, The Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra, And Her 80th Birthday Party". Ludwig van Toronto. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  5. 1 2 Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian, eds. (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. W.W. Norton. p. 384. ISBN 978-0-393-03487-5.
  6. ↑ "Recipients of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit" (PDF). Saskatchewan. 2025.