Elizabeth Raum was born in
Berlin, New Hampshire in 1945, but became a Canadian citizen in 1985. She studied
oboe performance with Robert Sprenkle at the
Eastman School of Music, graduating in 1966. In 1985, she received a master's degree in composition from the
University of Regina after studies with Thomas Schudel. She played principal oboe for the
Atlantic Symphony Orchestra in
Halifax, Nova Scotia, from 1968 to 1975, when she moved to Saskatchewan and began playing for the
Regina Symphony Orchestra, eventually becoming their principal oboist. In 2010, she received the
Saskatchewan Order of Merit for her work as a musician and composer. ==Selected works==