Oboist Mika Allison is a Chicago-based performer and educator. Mika holds the 2nd oboe position with the West Michigan Symphony Orchestra and has performed throughout the United States with ensembles such as the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, Peoria Symphony Orchestra, Texas Bach Festival, South Shore Opera of Chicago, and Regali Winds. She is a founding member of 5th Wave Collective, an organization dedicated to the performance and promotion of female composers. Devoted to arts education, Mika teaches with Sistema Ravinia, People’s Music School, Chicago Arts and Music Project, and maintains a private teaching studio in Chicagoland. Hailing from Texas, Mika completed an undergraduate degree at Texas State University studying with Dr. Ian Davidson. She completed a Master’s Degree in Oboe Performance and Literature at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Post-Master’s Performance Certificate at DePaul University studying with John Dee, Grace Hong, and Alex Klein