A native of Chamblee, Georgia, Cassie Pilgrim has been the principal oboist of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra since 2019. In addition, she has performed in the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. During the summer, she has performed at Festival Mozaic and taught at the Sarasota Music Festival, NYO2, and the Interlochen Academy Music Camp.  Cassie’s primary teachers include Elizabeth Koch Tiscione, Richard Woodhams, and Robert Walters. She is a graduate of Curtis Institute of Music and Oberlin Conservatory.