About Cassie Loy

Cassie Loy is a native of St. Charles. She holds a Master and Bachelor of Music from the

University of Massachusetts Amherst, an Associate of Arts from St. Charles Community

College, and currently has K-12 certification in music education from the University of

Missouri St. Louis. Mrs. Loy has studied with Robert Sheena, English Horn player of the

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Fredric Cohen, professor of oboe, and Stephan Walt,

professor of bassoon, at University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Dr. John Walker

professor of oboe at Virginia Tech. She is an active performer in the St. Louis area and has

previously performed in many groups in Massachusetts including the UMass Wind

Ensemble that performed on the Grammy nominated CD, Fantastique, recently released on

MSR Classics. She has also performed internationally with the Metropolitan Symphony

Band in Quito, Ecuador and the Symphony Band in Ambato, Ecuador and is a member of the

International Double Reed Society.