Background
Elizabeth Raum was born in Berlin, New Hampshire in 1945, but became a Canadian citizen in 1985.
Elizabeth Raum was born in Berlin, New Hampshire in 1945, but became a Canadian citizen in 1985.
She graduated in oboe performance from the Eastman School of Music in 1966 and received a master"s degree in composition from the University of Regina in 1985.
She played principal oboe for the Atlantic Symphony Orchestra in Halifax, Nova Scotia, for seven years, and later for the Regina Symphony Orchestra in Regina, Saskatchewan. In 2004, she received an honorary doctorate from Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia.