Oboe Teacher - Private Lessons

Private lessons are available at 1940 S. Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Half hour lessons are recommended for beginners. All ages and abilities welcome! Call (303) 777-0833 to schedule or for more information.

December Concerts

Performances with Safonia vocal ensemble
December 2 at 8 PM
December 3 at 3 PM
Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church at 13th and Vine in Denver, CO

Performances with the Golden Community Choir
December 8 at 7 PM
December 9 at 3 PM
Applewood Valley United Methodist Church in Golden, CO

Taize Service
December 17 at 9 AM
St. Joseph Episcopal Church in Lakewood, CO

November Concerts

Woodwind Quintet at Saint John's Episcopal Cathedral
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Part of the "Music at Noon" series in Denver, CO

Cranberry Pops with the Fort Collins Symphony Orchestra
Saturday, November 25 at 2 PM (children's concert) and 7:30 PM
Sunday, November 26 at 2 PM
Lincoln Center in Fort Collins, CO

Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra

With the Dallas Brass

8 PM on Saturday, October 21

For more information, click here.

Fort Collins Symphony Orchestra

I am pleased to announce that I will be playing the entire 2006-7 season with the Fort Collins Symphony Orchestra!

Upcoming concerts include:

Amy Grant: September 24 at 8 PM
Saint-Saens, Poulenc and Barber: October 7 at 8 PM
Educational Concerts: October 18th
Brahms, Tchaikovsky and Dvorak: October 28 at 8 PM and October 29 at 2 PM

For a complete schedule, or for ticket purchase information, please click here.

My Resume

Education:
Master of Music, University of Texas at Austin, 2005
Bachelor of Music, Eastman School of Music, 2001
Arts Leadership Certificate, Eastman School of Music, 2001

Teachers:
Rebecca Henderson; Associate Professor of Oboe, University of Texas at Austin
Richard Killmer; Professor of Oboe, Eastman School of Music
Michael Miller; Professor of Oboe, University of Michigan - Kalamazoo

Performance Experience:
Fort Collins Symphony Orchestra; Second Oboe (acting), 2006-2007
Mountain Music Duo and Trio; Founder and Member, 2002-2003 and 2006-present
University of Texas Symphony and Wind Ensemble; Oboe and English Horn, 2003-2005
Binghamton Philharmonic; Oboe III/English horn, 2000-2001
Eastman School Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia, Musica Nova, Opera Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, and Wind Orchestra; Oboe and English Horn 1997-2001; including performances with Mendi Rodan, Mitch Miller, Mark O'Connor, William Eddins, and John Williams
Performances with the Austin Symphony Orchestra, Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra, Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Fort Collins Symphony, and San Antonio Symphony

Teaching and Outreach Experience:
Henry, Hill Country, and Westridge Middle Schools; Private oboe instructor, 2004-2005
Vista Ridge High School; Private oboe instructor, 2004-2005
Rocky Mountain Center for Musical Arts; Professor of oboe, 2001-2003
Boulder High School and Denver School of the Arts; Teacher for weekly double reed sectionals, 2001-2003
Rochester Philharmonic; Education Department Shouse Fellow, 2000-2001

Summer Festivals:
Banff Centre for the Arts
Colorado Lyric Theater Festival
Domaine Forget de Charlevoix
Dublin International Symphonic Festival
International Festival-Institute at Round Top (2006)
Marrowstone Music Festival
Eastern Music Festival
John Mack Oboe Camp

Awards and Competitions:
Recipient, Lois S. Rogers Scholarship, Eastman School of Music
Colorado Young Musicians Foundation Roster Member, 1998
Winner, Marrowstone Music Festival Concerto Competition, 1998

Mountain Music Duo Concert in Thornton

Friday, September 29, 2006
6:45 PM - 8 PM following dinner
Thornton Senior Center

Call (303) 255-7850 to make your reservations at least 24 hours in advance.

Taize at St. Joseph's Episcopal Church

Sunday, September 24, 2006
10:30 AM service
Lakewood, Colorado

Mountain Music Duo

The Mountain Music Duo is a unique combination of guitar and oboe which presents classical, contemporary, and jazz standards for performances, special events, and educational programs.

Performance with the Colorado Wind Ensemble

Part of Western Welcome Week

Wednesday August 16, 2006 at about 7 PM
Geneva Lake Park in Littleton

Opera Fort Collins

Mozart's Don Giovanni
August 25 at 7:30 PM
August 27 at 2 PM

Aria Highlights
August 26 at 7:30 PM

These Opera Fort Collins events take place at the Lincoln Center.

A few photos from Round Top

The July 2 Patriotic Concert sold out to well over 1,000 people.





The Fine Partita Woodwind Quintet





Dancing at the Farewell Gala





The final brunch.

Round Top Repertoire

Saturday, July 15 Finale Concert
English horn on Wagner Overture to the Flying Dutchman
Second on Dvorak Symphony No. 5
Principal on Beethoven Piano Concerto "Emperor"

Fine Partita (Woodwind Quintet)
Thursday, June 22
Saturday, June 24
Thursday, June 29
Thursday, July 6
Thursday, July 13 (all movements)
Saturday, July 15 "Best of the Best" concert (all movements)

Saturday, July 8
Principal on Macmillan Veni, Veni Emmanuel
Second on Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 1

Sunday, July 2
Principal/English horn on alternate halves of Patriotic Concert, including Overture to Candide

Saturday, July 1
Principal on Lutoslawski Concerto for Orchestra

Saturday, June 24
Principal on Mozart Overture to Don Giovanni

Friday, June 23
Second on Sibelius Violin Concerto

Tuesday, June 20
Principal on Hoe-Down from Copland Rodeo

Saturday, June 17
Principal on Shostakovich Symphony No. 1
Second on Shostakovich Festive Overture

Saturday, June 10
Second on Brahms Symphony No. 2

TO ROUND TOP!

I leave on Sunday to attend the six week International Festival-Institute at Round Top! It will be HOT there, but I am looking forward to studying once again with Rebecca Henderson and also my first opportunity to study with Basil Reeve, principal of the Minnesota Orchestra. C'mon out and visit if you are in the Austin/Houston area before July 16!

More performances at St. Joseph's Episcopal Church

This Sunday, May 7 as the prelude to the 10:30 AM service
Sunday, June 4 as part of a taize style service at 10:30 AM

Performance at First Unitarian Church of Denver

located at the intersection of 14th and Lafayette
April 30, 2006
9 AM with my friend Chappell Kingsland

Couldn't resist!

I haven't posted anything non-professional on my blog in a long time, but I couldn't resist because...

I love the muppets!!! Which muppet do I most resemble?

You Are Kermit

Hi, ho! Lovable and friendly, you get along well with everyone you know. You're a big thinker, and sometimes you over think life's problems. Don't worry - everyone know's it's not easy being green. Just remember, time's fun when you're having flies!

The Muppet Personality Test

Music for Peace Concert Raises $172!

The wonderful audience members at today's Music for Peace Concert contributed $87 for the Rocky Mountain Center for Musical Arts and $85 for UNICEF!

Many thanks to the performers who contributed their time! It was a wonderful program with lots of variety, including works by Bach, Telemann, Mertz, Debussy, Handel, Ibert, Gershwin, and ending with a great jazz combo performing McCoy Tyner's "Search for Peace."

Some comments from audience members:

"Marvelous talent!"
"Tenly - I loved Fantasy No. 12!"
"I really enjoyed the guitar and oboe performance."
"The jazz combo was a nice ending twist!"

Special thanks to the RMCMA for donating the space and the Musicians' Alliance for Peace for launching the Music for Peace Project!

Concerts with the Fort Collins Symphony Orchestra in March and May

Saturday, March 25, 2006 at 8 PM
Saturday, May 13, 2006 at 8 PM

Both at the Lincoln Center in Fort Collins, CO.

Tenebrae Service 4/12/06

7 PM at St. Joseph Episcopal Church in Lakewood, CO
Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Also performing for the 10:30 AM service on Easter!

3rd Annual International Music for Peace Project!

Check out M4P to see a current roster of this year's concerts, all scheduled for March 31 - April 2, 2006. I am organizing a concert to take place at the Rocky Mountain Center for Musical Arts on April 2 at 3 PM. The RMCMA is located at 200 E. Baseline Road in Lafayette, CO. This family friendly concert is offered for FREE, but donations will be accepted for the RMCMA and UNICEF.


Performers include:

James Cline, guitar
Marcia Marchesi, piano
Jeremy Wendelin, saxophone

and of course myself on oboe!

Please join us!

Carousel at the Lakewood Cultural Center

I am playing for the matinee performances on Saturday, April 22 and Sunday, April 23, both at 2:30 PM

Concert with the Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra 4/7/06

Handel's Messiah presented at 8 PM on Friday, April 7

Concert with the Evergreen Chamber Orchestra

7 PM on Sunday, March 5
Rockland Community Church
North of I-70 exit 254, off Mount Vernon Country Club Road

Upcoming Octet Concert 3/26/06

A FREE hour of octets!

Sunday, March 26 at 3 PM
Olinger Chapel
29th and Wadsworth in Lakewood

Will include pieces by Mozart and Jacob.

Upcoming Concerts in the Austin area

January 28 at 7:30 PM
Round Rock First United Methodist Church
January 29 at 3 PM
The A. Mozart Fest at First Baptist Church of Austin

Kathy Greenbank Masterclass

Saturday, February 11 from 9 AM - noon
Rocky Mountain Center for Musical Arts in Lafayette, Colorado
I plan to play a Telemann Flute Fantasy at this masterclass.

Upcoming Concert with the Lutheran Chorale 3/19/06

Sunday, March 19 at 3 PM
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
2100 Wadsworth in Lakewood, Colorado