Oatts, Laura

Violinist who attended the St. Louis Conservatory and Schools for the Arts, and Stony Brook University.

Groups with whom she has worked include the American Ballet Theater, the American Composers Orchestra, the American Symphony, the Astor String Quartet, the Caramoor Festival Orchestra, the English Chamber Orchestra, the Kammer Guild Orchestra, the Manhattan Philharmonic, Musica Aterna, Musica Sacra, the New York Choral Society, the New York City Ballet Orchestra, the New York Pops, the Opera Orchestra of New York, Piano Trio St. Gilles, the Soviet Émigré Chamber Orchestra, St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble, and the Westchester Philharmonic.

She has been in the orchestra pit for the following Broadway productions: Crazy for You, Into the Woods, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Thoroughly Modern Millie, and Victor/Victoria.

Recordings on which she has appeared include: Aporias: Requia for Piano & Orchestra by John Zorn; A Deeper Shade of Red by Andrea Burns; The Gift by Jung Kwak; Happy Songs by Audra McDonald; Lament and Restoration Suite of Historical Dances by Ron Wasserman; Life on Earth by Renee Rosnes; Livin’ La Vida Loca by Ricky Martin; One Amazing Night by Burt Bacharach; The Other Side of Time by Mary Fahl; Songs from the Last Century by George Michael; Songs I Heard by Harry Connick, Jr.; The Spice of Life by Earl Klugh; Wearing Someone Else’s Clothes by Jason Robert Brown; and, Wonder in the World by Kelli O’Hara.

She can also be heard on the soundtracks of The Age of Innocence, Malcolm X, Marvin’s Room, Runaway Bride, Shaft, Snake Eyes, Strip Search, Tadpole, What Makes a Family, and The Winslow Boy.

Her on-screen appearances comprise All My Children, The Black Swan, Good Morning America, Late Night with David Letterman, The Money Pit, and Possible Side Effects.

Gamers made have heard her whilst playing Home Front on Xbox 360.

In the field of music education, she has taught for Music to Your Home, the Rockland County Music Teachers Guild, and Webster Music School.

She performs on violin here…

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Oatts, Laura

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