About
Carrie Burdzinski is a cellular and molecular biologist, writer, nutritionist, oboist, composer, homesteader, gardener, runner, rope-jumper, and voluntaryist. She is the founder and sole proprietor of AURUM Naturals, an organic/natural bath and body care company.
Carrie earned a B.Sc. in Honors Genetics from the University of Western Ontario and an M.S. in Biology (specializing in cellular and molecular biology) from Oakland University. She has instructed high school biology and chemistry, and college/university genetics, anatomy and physiology, general biology, and natural science.
Although her formal college training is in the sciences, Carrie is also a semi-professional oboist, performing with the Detroit-based Belle Isle Woodwind Quintet and offering private oboe instruction to students of all ages. Her compositions and arrangements have been performed by professional musicians including:
Wind Quintets:
Imani Winds, Etesian Winds, Naiades Wind Quintet, Prevailing Winds, Wi-Fi(ve) Woodwind Quintet, Fellowship Winds, Opus 5, Belle Isle Woodwind Quintet
Wind Ensembles and Orchestras:
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, Auburn Chamber Orchestra, Raleigh Civic Chamber Orchestra, Dayton Concert Band
Military Bands:
8th Army Band (Seoul, South Korea), 122nd Army Band (Columbus, OH), 338th Army Band (Livonia, MI), Scotland Royal Marines Band
Recorder Ensembles:
Jasmin Recorder Consort, Joyful Noyse Recorder Consort
Flute Choirs:
Barnard College
College Faculty Groups:
Cornell University, Troy University, Warren Wilson College
College and High School Student Groups:
Queens University, Kutztown University, University of Southern California, Ethical Culture Fieldston School
Individuals from Around the World:
United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Poland, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan.
Carrie's commissioned works have been performed at:
Ozark Nightmares Haunted House, Barnard College Flute Choir concert, and private functions.
Her music has been featured by The Partner of Kindermusik Educators, The White Rock Learning Centre, and Clay Aiken – The Ideal Idol.
The debut of Carrie's original piece "Five Stages of Grief" was performed by oboe performance major David Covert at the University of North Carolina - Greensboro in 2009.
Currently Carrie works as a college anatomy and physiology instructor. Her previous work as a copywriter and public relations manager for an organic food company in Southern Michigan appeared in nutrition and holistic lifestyle magazines including Alive, American Legacy, Body + Soul, Delicious Living, Eating Well, Edible WOW, Everyday Food, Experience Life, Harroswmith Country Living, Healthy Shopper, Heart and Soul, Kiwi, Living Without, Macrobiotics Today, Mary Janes Farm, National Green Pages, Natural Health, Ode, Taste for Life, Today’s Diet & Nutrition, Today’s Dietitian, Today’s Health & Wellness, Total Health for Longevity, Vegetarian Times, Vista, and several more.
Carrie contributes regularly to the Detroit Area Anarchy Group blog and enjoys writing about health, philosophy, and liberty.
Her complete resume is forthcoming.