Olivia McCartney is originally from Newburgh, NY and is a senior studying oboe performance at the Crane School of Music. She regularly plays with the Orchestra of Northern New York on second oboe and English Horn beside her professor, Dr. Anna Hendrickson. Olivia also performs often in the Crane Symphony Orchestra and Crane Wind Ensemble and has played with the Northern Symphonic Winds and the Crane Opera Orchestra. She has also studied at the Madeleine Island Chamber Music Intensive in La Pointe, WI and at the Rocky Ridge Music Festival in Estes Park, CO. Olivia is currently auditioning for Masters programs, and is looking forward to finding out where she will study next!