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Laura Ahlbeck is currently the Principal oboist of the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, and has recently been appointed Principal oboe of the American Symphony Orchestra. She is also Principal oboe of the Boston Lyric Opera, and is heard in many groups in Boston, including the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Emmanuel Music, the Boston Classical Orchestra, and in many chamber groups, including the Boston Chamber Music Society and Walden Chamber Players. She has been principal oboe for the Bard Festival Orchestra since 1993. Prior to moving to Boston in 1990, she was a member of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. She has also been a member of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, the Orquesta Sinfonica de Maracaibo, and the Concerto Soloists of Philadelphia. Ms. Ahlbeck joined the Bard College faculty this year, and also teaches at New England Conservatory, Boston University, Boston Conservatory, and the Boston University Tanglewood Institute. In January of 2005 she played the Strauss Oboe Concerto with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra in Jerusalem, and will be joining them again with the Strauss on their 2006 tour of the US, with the final performance being played in Carnegie Hall. Early training was at Ohio State University with William P. Baker, and she finished her Master's degree at the Manhattan School of Music, studying with Elaine Douvas. |
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