About Olivia Gerns

Olivia Gerns is a recent graduate of Chapman University Cum Laude, with a double major in Oboe Performance and Music Education. At Chapman, she was the winner of The Chapman Orchestra Instrumental Concerto Competition in 2016, having the opportunity to perform as a soloist with The Chapman Orchestra. In Summer of 2016, she toured throughout Spain with the Orange County Youth Symphony. She was also a Music Theory and Aural Skills Tutor for 3 consecutive years in the Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music. While achieving her degrees, Ms. Gerns completed her fieldwork at Orange High School, assisting the director of the Women's Choir. In Summer of 2018, she served as the Principal Oboist of the International Lyric Academy Orchestra in Italy for 4 weeks.

Now at age 24, Olivia has been able to pursue a multifaceted career in the arts post-grad. She served as a Music Instructional Specialist in the Las Virgenes Unified School District, teaching at Agoura High School, Lindero Canyon Middle School, and A.E. Wright Middle School, where she worked closely with the band directors, and conducted their ensembles in rehearsals and performances. She also began streaming her music online, debuted her first album “Innocence,” and cultivated her own studio of private Oboe and Piano students. As part of her songwriting career, she has written and composed songs for dance choreography products to be sold to dance studios across the nation, and continues to do so for Music Works Unlimited.

As an accomplished singer/songwriter, teacher, and musician, Ms. Gerns loves being able to share her artistic values and attributes with her students and her audience. She is happy to be able to be an educator in multiple settings within the community, and continues to work toward a versatile career in the Los Angeles area. To add to her experience, Olivia is also a published author with The Mighty, writing articles on Mental Health subjects. She is passionate about using her creative skill set to be a voice for others who struggle with Mental Illness.