Bryn Elliott, oboist and educator, exemplifies versatility and transcends barriers as a musician through diversified solo, chamber, and orchestral experiences. Her desire is to make music that inspires others to pursue a deeply fulfilling creative life. Bryn is a highly sought-after freelance artist in the greater Washington, D.C., Richmond, Baltimore, and Greenville, SC areas. She is a founding member and oboist of The Royal Winds, a dynamic DMV-based woodwind trio. She also delights in teaching music at Immanuel Lutheran School in Alexandria, VA.
As winner of the National Young Artist Solo Competition, she was honored to perform as soloist with the U.S. Army Field Band in April 2019. She has also performed as soloist with the MasterWorks Festival Orchestra, Clemson Symphony Orchestra, Greenville County Youth Orchestras, and other various ensembles. In addition to concerti, Bryn enjoys programming and performing solo recitals, playing both oboe and English horn.
Devotion to orchestra and large ensembles reinforces Bryn’s love of collaboration. Bryn has been selected to spend summers with the MasterWorks Festival, National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute, Brevard Music Center Summer Institute, the John Mack Oboe Camp, and more. She has performed as the oboist of the Sing! Getty music conference in Nashville, TN for several years. She was invited to perform Principal Oboe alongside David Chan, (The Metropolitan Opera, Former Concertmaster), Scott Pingel (San Francisco Symphony, Principal Bass), Anne Martindale Williams (Pittsburgh Symphony, Principal Cello), and others during a unique presentation of Handel’s Messiah in Chester Spring, PA. In 2025, she attended the invitation-based New Ground Orchestra Festival, a place that creates moments for professional female musicians to gather and enjoy opportunities to rehearse and perform, interwoven with time to experience rest, good nutrition, supportive conversations, and giving back to the community.
Bryn holds degrees from the Peabody Conservatory and Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Her teachers include Nicholas Stovall, Melissa Hooper, Jane Marvine, Linda Strommen, and Roger Roe. Bryn also holds a Certificate in Music Entrepreneurship from the IU Kelley School of Business. In her free time, she enjoys playing piano and singing, serving at her church, teaching and reed making, being outdoors, and spending time with family and friends. She resides in Alexandria, VA with her husband and pianist Ben, the Director of Music Ministries at Alexandria Presbyterian Church.