A native of Peterborough, Tori moved back to her home town in 2002 where she lives currently and is sole proprietor of Tori Owen Performing Arts Management offering an array of musical services: these include Cultural Management, Live Music Performance and Music Instruction. Formally trained in Classical music, Tori has performed as a freelance orchestral musician since the late 80's and has held the distinguished position of Principal oboe for the International Symphony, the Pembroke Symphony and currently the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra. She has also performed with a number of orchestras and chamber ensembles throughout Ontario and beyond. She holds degrees in performance from The University of Western Ontario, Wilfrid Laurier University and a certificate Arts Administration and Cultural Management from Humber College.
Tori grew up in a house full of Celtic music-lovers and players; her 'Celtic hobby' developed into a sideline of performance and teaching for Recorders, Tin Whistle, folk flute and bodhrán. Currently, she is Music Director of the Hollow Woods Recorder Consort, and performs with & manages The Travelling Troubadours, Celtic Twosome, Symphony of Two and Elegance Trio.
Tori's cultural management experience includes work with internationally renowned composer R. Murray Schafer's publishing house, Arcana Editions; the Peterborough Symphony, the Kawartha Youth Orchestra, 4th Line Theatre and others. Learn more about the services she offers as teacher, performer and cultural administrator at www.ToriOwen.com.