Oboist Megan Wojtyła is a versatile performer and educator with a particular passion for contemporary music and inclusive music accessibility. Wojtyła has worked as a guest artist with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Riverside Symphony, and Cygnus Ensemble. A devoted chamber musician, Wojtyła performs nationally and internationally as a member and co-director of the Voyager Reed Quintet, an acclaimed reed quintet based in New York City. Wojtyła’s work in contemporary music includes her active support in developing new works for both the oboe and wind chamber ensembles. Recent projects include her involvement in the Flagello/Quarles oboe and piano consortium (release Fall 2026), her commission of a new work for oboe and electronics by violinist and composer Ariel Horowitz (release Fall 2027), and her commission of a new work for reed quintet and electronics by oboist and composer Mattie Levy (release Fall 2027).
Assistant Professor of Oboe at Ithaca College, Wojtyła also teaches written and aural music theory courses at IC and serves as a regular guest professor at Western Michigan University. Wojtyła has given masterclasses at Boston Conservatory, Penn State University, University of Houston, University of Delaware, and Syracuse University. She previously served as the Adjunct Professor of Oboe at Molloy University from 2023 to 2025. Wojtyła earned her Bachelor of Music degree at the University of Michigan and her Master of Music degree at Stony Brook University, studying under Dr. Nancy Ambrose King and James Austin Smith, respectively. She is an advanced doctoral candidate at Stony Brook University, where she has taught and developed curriculum for both undergraduate music theory and undergraduate music history courses. A native of Jacksonville, Florida, Wojtyła now enjoys splitting her time between Ithaca and New York City.