Wedding Music by Tova
Tova Olkinetzky is a native of Norman Oklahoma and began her musical training at the age of eight at University School. With an innovative approach to education, University School focused on holistic education and greatly emphasized the importance of the cultural arts. This foundation helped to form Tova’s belief that creative expression is vital to healthy learning and living.
Having graduated with distinction from the University of Oklahoma in Music Performance, Tova’s main teachers were Pierre D’Archambeau & Michael Ma, violin and Wayne Crouse, viola. She has played with numerous chamber and orchestral groups including Go For Baroque, Texas Baroque Ensemble, Lyric Theatre, Santa Fe Opera Orchestra, Tulsa Symphony Orchestra, Lawton Philharmonic Orchestra, Norman Philharmonic Orchestra and Oklahoma City Philharmonic Orchestra. Tova has also been a special instructor at Oklahoma Baptist University and the University of Oklahoma, and currently teaches at Norman School for Strings where she manages the Norman String Quartet, providing music for every occasion with a variety of string ensembles.