Teodora Proud

Serbian-American Oboist Teodora Pejašinović Proud is the assistant professor of Oboe at UNCSA. She previously taught at the Lionel Hampton School of Music at the University of Idaho, where she played with the Northwest Wind Quintet and was principal oboist of the Washington Idaho Symphony.

With her husband, saxophonist Joseph Proud, she formed the Proud Duo, a prize-winning chamber group which strives to expand the repertoire for this unique instrumentation by combining their different cultural backgrounds and engaging with a diverse group of composers. As both an American and European-trained oboist, she provides insight into a deeper understanding of the oboe and helps her students find their own voice and path.

I enjoy creating a supportive community among my oboe students, instilling in them both love towards the oboe and discipline in practicing and reed making.

Dora Proud

Credentials

• Instructor of Oboe, University of Idaho, 2020-24.
• Principal Oboe, Washington Idaho Symphony, 2021-24.
• Second Oboe and English Horn, Montenegrin Symphony Orchestra, 2012-14.
• Oboe Professor at Music School Tivat, Montenegro 2012-14.
• Taught masterclasses and gave presentations at University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Northwestern State University of Louisiana, Central Washington University, University of Alabama, Columbus State University in Georgia and Central Connecticut State University.
• Presented and performed at International Double Reed Conferences in Granada, Florida and Thailand.
• Co-artistic director of the Auditorium Chamber Music Series at the University of Idaho, 2024.

Career Highlights

• Album "Music of the Balkans" for oboe and piano by Balkan Composers.
• Album "Two Points of View" with Proud Duo with commissioned works for oboe and saxophone.
• Recipient of International Double Reed Society 50 for 50 Commissioning Project Grant.
• Presented research on Benjamin Lees Oboe Concerto at IDRS Conference in Tampa, Florida.
• Commissioned and premiered works by a diverse group of female composers including Nansi Carroll, Stanislava Gajic, Ruby Fulton and Jenni Brandon.

Organizations

• International Double Reed Society
• Howarth of London Artist