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Margaret Owens serves as an Adjunct Lecturer in Music specializing in Historical Oboes at Indiana University's Historical Performance Institute within the Jacobs School of Music. Her office is located in Merrill Hall, MU301, and she maintains active performance and teaching engagements across North America.
Her academic credentials include:
- D.M.A., Doctor of Musical Arts, City University of New York, 2010
- M.M., Master of Music, Manhattan School of Music, 1993
- B.M., Bachelor of Music, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1991
Owens' research and performance focus centers on Historical Performance practices, particularly Baroque Oboe repertoire and period-instrument techniques. She actively bridges historical and contemporary domains through premieres of new works for oboe and English horn while maintaining expertise in dramatic masquerades by the Philidor family. Her scholarly contributions extend to lectures on performance practice reconstruction and critical analyses of wind ensemble traditions.
As a performer, Owens collaborates with leading ensembles including American Bach Soloists, Tafelmusik, and the Washington Bach Consort, while also directing George Mason University's Baroque Chamber Orchestra. Her artistic impact spans both historical authenticity and modern innovation in woodwind chamber music.
No scientific awards were documented in the source material.
Owens maintains dual teaching appointments at Indiana University's Early Music Institute and George Mason University, where she instructs modern oboe and directs period ensembles. No formal student advising relationships or research grants were specified in the available documentation.
Her professional activities integrate performance, pedagogy, and historical reconstruction through active participation in Washington D.C. area ensembles including Opera Lafayette, the Folger Consort, and the National Cathedral Baroque Orchestra, alongside her leadership of George Mason's Baroque Chamber Orchestra initiative.
