Nancy Elbeck

Nancy Elbeck began studying the oboe at age nine, initially with her mother and then with members of the Philadelphia Orchestra, primarily Louis Rosenblatt. After completing her Bachelor in Music Performance at Temple University, Nancy moved to Hamilton, Ontario, with her new husband, Lance Elbeck, who had been awarded the Concertmaster position of the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. She quickly became involved as a freelance oboist in the Toronto area and as an extra with the HPO, playing in recordings, musicals and chamber concerts. When the opportunity arose to take over as librarian for the Hamilton Philharmonic in 1993, Nancy decided to take on that challenge and hasn’t looked back. Several years later, she was invited to be the Assistant Librarian with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Nancy accepted the new position and also stayed on in Hamilton, becoming perhaps the only simultaneous cross-border music librarian in North America. She worked at both jobs for nine years and continued oboe performances in Toronto and Buffalo. Nancy is delighted to be now working and living in Ottawa with such a magnificent orchestra and friendly people and truly enjoys focusing her skills on the NACO library.