Professional Bio

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SARAH QUADE is a professional musician and music teacher with over 25 years of experience performing and teaching in the Washington, D.C. area.  She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees of music (oboe) from the University of Michigan and has additional certificates in early childhood development.  She is a licensed music instructor through Music Rhapsody, Simply Music, Inner Musician, and Music Together.  Recently relocated to York, Sarah maintains a private studio of oboe and piano students.

 

As an oboist residing in Northern Virginia, Sarah performed regularly with ensembles such as the Maryland Symphony, the Annapolis Symphony, the National Gallery Orchestra, the Virginia Chamber Orchestra, and the Washington Bach Consort, among countless others.  She participated in several recording projects, including a collection of Florian Gassman’s opera overtures with the acclaimed Eclipse Chamber Orchestra which is featured regularly on WETA-FM.  Reviews in the Washington Post have praised her for “playing sublimely”.   Her students have been accepted at music festivals and colleges around the country.

 

In addition to her private students, Sarah taught music and movement classes in preschools for many years after receiving Orff Schulwerk training from Lynn Kleiner.  Featuring Lynn’s Music Rhapsody program, an Orff-based curriculum that acknowledges the creative input of every child, Sarah’s early childhood classes include musical games and activities designed to stimulate creativity and encourage children to learn the elements of music naturally, through play.  

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Sarah is committed to contributing to the creation of a culture where students easily and naturally acquire and maintain music as a life-long companion, and to providing her students with a highly positive, self-affirming experience with music education.  She specializes in piano lessons for early childhood through intermediate levels, and oboe lessons for beginners through advanced college-preparatory levels.

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Sarah has two adult children with her husband and enjoys skiing, sailing and walking her dog.

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