Professor Leah Forsyth currently serves as Associate Professor of Oboe at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, LA. NSU boasts a fantastic and thriving School of Creative and Performing Arts. There are great scholarships available to both undergraduate and graduate students in Music Performance, Music Education and Music Business. Please contact the NSU Oboe studio at forsythl@nsula.edu and please click on the links below to follow us on social media. We have a lot of FUN!
NSU Double Reed Day 2027
Saturday February 20, 2027 * 11-5pm
More info and registration COMING SOON!
Oboists and bassoonists of all levels are welcome to join us for a fun afternoon of Masterclasses, reed discussions, shopping, and a guest artist and NSU double reed faculty recital.
All events will be held at the Northwestern State University Dear School of Creative and Performing Arts in Natchitoches, LA. Registration is $25.
Please visit our website to find out more information about your hosts, Professor Leah Forsyth and Dr. Douglas Bakenhus, as well as more about Music at the School of Creative & Performing Arts at Northwestern State in Natchitoches, Louisiana… nsula.edu/music.
A glimpse at Double Reed Day 2025!
Winners of the Oboe Reed Olympics
Allll the oboes in orchestra!
After performing for CBDNA here at NSU
Studio Christmas coffee 2024 at Story Brew
After a great orchestra concert!
Studio Recital 2023
End of semester Starbucks celebration!
Student recitals.
Post concert smiles!
Thai Lunch 2019.
End of year cookout 2017.
Oboe friends!
High School participants at NSU Double Reed Day 2019.