Play, for oboe and audience, by Kelly Vaneman

performed at Midsouth IDRS, with deep thanks to the audience for their great accompaniment. --- Kelly McElrath Vaneman is Associate Professor of Oboe an dMusicology at the Petrie School of Music of Converse College, the only women's college in the U.S. with a comprehensive music program. Dr. Vaneman teaches oboe and chamber music and, oddly enough, those corners of the music repertoire that don't include the oboe--music of the Middle Ages an dRenaissance and World Music. She has presented and performed at a wide range of conferences, including those of the International Double Reed Society, the National Flute Association, the College Music Society, and the Southeastern Composers League. With her changer group Ensemble Radieuse she has performed on four continents, recorded the CD Inbox, and commissioned and arranged countless works. A firm believer in "have oboe, will travel," Dr. Vaneman has performed with rock bands at CBGBs, improvised solo underscoring for theatrical productions, and recorded tracks for a variety of popular musical genres. All these experiences have influenced the creation of her first published work, Play, for oboe and audience, which is part of a larger goal to engage audiences more fully with the artist's stagecraft. Dr. Vaneman holds D.M.A., M.M.A., and M.M. degrees from the Yale University School of Music. A native Texan, she received her B.Mus. summa cum laude from Baylor University. She also studied at the Koninklijk Konservatorium Brussel under a grant from the Belgian American Educational Foundation. For more information, please visit www.vanemanmusic.com .