Melissa Scott

Officially joining the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony as second oboe & English horn starting the 2023/24 season, Melissa Scott is an active Canadian musician having served as principal oboe of the Kingston Symphony Orchestra since 2015, acting second oboe with the Toronto Symphony 2017/2018 and 2011/2012 seasons as well as having held the position of second oboe & English horn with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra from 2010-2012.

She continues to perform on a regular and ongoing basis with a variety of other distinguished orchestras including the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the National Arts Centre Orchestra, the National Ballet of Canada Orchestra, and has made guest appearances as principal oboe with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and Symphony Nova Scotia.

When not on stage of a symphonic venue, Melissa can be found performing in a variety of music settings ranging from studio recordings, television commercials, back-up musician for mainstream pop artists, to performing in the 2012, 2018 and 2024 National tours of ‘Wicked’ the Musical.

In addition to performing, Melissa is an active member of the oboe community having founded Sandpiper Oboe Boutique in 2019, which has become Canada’s premier oboe supplies company catering to professionals and amateurs alike with high-quality oboe accessories and reed-making equipment.

In the Fall of 2021, Melissa became the adjunct oboe instructor at the Dan School of Drama and Music at Queen’s University as well as the oboe instructor at the Oscar Peterson School of Music at the Royal Conservatory of Music.

Originally from Ottawa, Melissa holds a Master of Music degree from the prestigious Cleveland Institute of Music in addition to an Artist Diploma from the renowned Glenn Gould School and a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Ottawa.