Camilla Yoder

Camilla Yoder is an oboist and music educator from Lancaster, PA, who is thrilled to be joining the Lionel Hampton School of Music. She completed her DMA degree at the University of Kentucky, where she was the teaching assistant for ToniMarie Marchioni’s oboe studio. Her dissertation focused on improving double-tonguing pedagogy through the inclusion of Body Mapping and kinesthetic awareness exercises, work that she was invited to present at the 2024 International Double Reed Society Conference. In Spring 2024, she performed the Martinu Oboe Concerto as a University of Kentucky Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition Winner. She is a frequent guest musician with professional orchestras, such as the Lexington Philharmonic, Harrisburg Symphony, Allentown Symphony, Berks Sinfonietta, and Pennsylvania Philharmonic. Further, her festival credits include the Texas Music Festival, National Music Festival, Chautauqua Music Institute, Endless Mountain Music Festival, Decoda Skidmore Chamber Music Institute, and the National Orchestral Institute. As an educator, she has enjoyed establishing a private oboe studio consisting of students of varying levels and ages. Her previous alma maters include Temple University’s Boyer College of Music (MM) and Baldwin Wallace University’s Conservatory of Music (BM), where she studied with Jonathan Blumenfeld and Jeff Rathbun, respectively. When not practicing or making reeds, you can find her doing yoga, knitting, petting cats, or exploring the outdoors.