Background
Conaty-Cooley, Donna Marie was born on October 4, 1959 in Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada. Daughter of Philip and Bernadette Conaty.
Conaty-Cooley, Donna Marie was born on October 4, 1959 in Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada. Daughter of Philip and Bernadette Conaty.
Bachelor of Music summa cum laude, University Northern Colorado, 1981. Master of Music, Yale University, 1984.
Affiliate faculty oboe State University of New York, Purchase, 1985. Adjunct instructor University Evansville, Indiana, 1985-1989. Associate professor oboe Ohio University, Athens, since 1989.
Principal oboe Evansville Philharmonic, 1985-1989, Owensboro Symphony, 1985-1989, Promusica Chamber Orchestra, Columbus, Ohio, since 1992, 2d oboe, 1990-1992, Cabrillo Music Festival Orchestra, Santa Cruz, California, since 1993. Oboist Spoleto Festival Orchestra, Charleston, South Carolina and Spoleto, Italy, 1985, 86, Bach Aria Festival, Stony Brook, New York, 1987, 92.
Member International Double Reed Society, Music Educators National Conference, Music Teachers National Association (certified), American Federation Musicians, Pi Kappa Lambda.
Married Brigham John Cooley, December 1, 1990.