Mary Beth Hensel
Oboe

BIOGRAPHY:

Mary Beth Hensel is currently in her 19th season with the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra. Serving as principal oboe and English horn, she has made four solo appearances with the orchestra on both instruments. An active freelance artist in the tri-state area, ( Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa) she maintains a large private studio as well. In 2002, she served as a panelist for the John Snow Pedagogy Symposium at the University of Minnesota. She has performed as a guest artist with the Artaria Quartet of Boston and is a member of Bluffside Consort. Currently, Mary Beth is the Business Manager for the La Crosse Area Youth Symphony Orchestras. She has taught at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, the University of Wisconsin La Crosse, Winona State University and St Mary's Univeristy in Minnesota, and Viterbo University also in La Crosse. She is the owner and operator of The Oboe Place, which specializes in hand made oboe and English horn reeds. Ms. Hensel attended The Manhattan School of Music and received her Bachelor's Degree from the Juilliard School where she studied with Thomas Stacy.

Please feel free to contact the Music Department with any questions you might have about our degree programs and courses. We would be happy to answer you questions as well as give you a tour of our facility. For more information, please contact:

Dr. Greg Balfany,
Music Department Chair
UW - La Crosse
La Crosse, WI 54601
(608) 785-8409