Geralyn Giovannetti is Professor of Oboe at Brigham Young University and a member of the faculty quintet, Orpheus Winds. She graduated from the University of Western Ontario in her native Canada. Geralyn has a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree from the University of Michigan where she studied with Harry Sargous.

As a member of the award winning Canadian quintet, Essex Winds, she has performed at the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, the Festival of the Sound, Roy Thomson Hall, the Glenn Gould Auditorium and as Resident Artists at the Banff School of Fine Arts. Essex Winds have recorded frequently for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and have recorded the compact disc “Quintette”. This CD was nominated for a Juno award in 1997. The Essex Winds have also released two recordings of classical and twentieth century works.

Dr. Giovannetti has taught at the Universities of Western Ontario, Windsor, and Michigan. She has performed with the orchestras of London (Canada), Kitchener, Calgary, and Utah, as well as the Canadian Chamber Orchestra. Geralyn has performed throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Brazil. She was Principal Oboe of the Windsor Symphony Orchestra from 1983-1990.