Cristina Sewerin

Argentinian-born principal oboist Cristina Sewerin completed her Bachelor of Music Performance degree at University of British Columbia, where she studied with Jerry Domer and with Roger Cole, principal oboist of Vancouver Symphony. She furthered her training through the Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto's Orchestral Training Program and was privileged to work with talents as diverse as Oscar Shumsky, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Iona Brown and Cleveland Orchestra oboist John Mack. Further training included the Banff Centre for the Arts chamber music residency, and additional graduate performance studies at UBC. As a music educator, Cris has taught oboe to music education students at University of British Columbia, as well as at the Courtenay Youth Music Centre, where she served multiple seasons on the resident woodwind quintet and conducted promotional concert tours around the province of British Columbia.

As a freelance musician, Cris has played over the years with a number of orchestras in Vancouver and in the GTA. As well as serving for the past decade as principal oboe for Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra, Cris is also principal oboist for Orchestra Toronto, and also frequently performs with Oakville Chamber Orchestra, where she appeared as a soloist in their recent 25th anniversary performances of the complete Brandenburg Concertos. As an active chamber musician, Cris is in demand with various other orchestral and chamber ensembles in and around the Greater Toronto Area and performs regularly with Alchemy Chamber Ensemble. Previous solo appearances with Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra have included the Bach Double Concerto with Andrea Currie-Jefferson, and Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante during EPO's 2001-2002 season, and on EPO's 2002 Paris tour.