Bobby Harris
Email: [email protected] Originally from El Paso, Texas, he has spent time in the University of Texas at El Paso Wind Symphony, the Lux Solaris Philharmonia, musical theater and opera productions, and as a guest soloist with the El Paso Symphony Orchestra. He has also performed with the Las Cruces Chamber Ballet in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Bobby is now a freelance oboist based in San Marcos, Texas. Here he has appeared as a soloist with choirs in the area, a chamber musician, and has been in a number of large ensembles. In addition, he teaches private lessons to young students in the area. Bobbys’ summer activities include attendance at the Rocky Ridge Summer Music Institute outside of Estes Park, Colorado where he studied with Peter Cooper and Jason Lichtenwalter, two oboists from the Colorado Symphony. He has spent other summers in Twin Lake, Michigan where he performed with the Blue Lake Festival Band live on the radio, played in various chamber groups, and has served as a teacher and staff member. Bobby currently studies oboe at the Texas State University School of Music under Dr. Ian Davidson. Masterclasses at Texas State include John Dee, Andrea Ridilla, Johanna Cox Pennington, Mark Ackerman, Stephen Caplan, and Jared Hauser. As he is the winner of the Texas State Concerto Aria competition, he will perform as a soloist with the Texas State Symphony Orchestra in February of 2024. |