Sky Macklay (born 1988) is an American composer of concert music and an oboist.
[1][2] Born in Waseca, Minnesota, she completed a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in composition from Columbia University in the City of New York in 2018.
[7] Macklay started off playing oboe at the age of 10, and was an active participant in choir growing up.
This focus on composition was later formalized during her sophomore year of undergraduate studies for her BA degree at Luther College.
Alongside her interest in composition, she did continue on with her studies in oboe, even through her MM degree at The University of Memphis.