I hope he focuses more now on solo and chamber work and perhaps conducting. The Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA) site near LaFayette Park has a brand new building which Im really excited to start teaching at later this year. An active soloist and chamber musician, Claire was also an awarded finalist in the International Gillet-Fox Oboe Competition in 2017. I certainly respect those personal motives. Violist Connie Kupka and cellist David Speltz welcome guest artists Ana Landauer (principal 2nd violin of the L.A. Opera Orchestra) and Roger Wilkie (concertmaster of the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra and the Los Angeles Master Chorale Orchestra), both on violin, and Leslie Reed (principal oboe of the L.A. Opera and Los Angeles Master Chorale . Passionate about orchestras, he trained with the French Youth Orchestra and then with the Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra. He indicated quite clearly what were NOT the true reasons, and by the process of elimination intelligent readers should be able to figure out with reasonable certainty what the real reasons were. Sign up for reopening news, announcements, and exclusive discounts on tickets to your favorite shows! for Oboe premiered in early 2020 with oboist Jorge Pinzn, and the Orquesta Filarmnica de Bogot (Bogot Philharmonic Orchestra), Colombia to critical acclaim. Ennio Morricone: The Mission "Gabriel's Oboe" Diana Doherty (oboe), Sinfonia Australis, Mark Summerbell (conductor). Claire Brazeau is the principal oboist of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra where her career began as second oboist, a position she held from 2014-16. Laura recording Stravinskys Symphony of Wind Instruments for AYS Fall Concert at her apartment. She is the principal oboist with the, Laura is passionate about inspiring the next generation of musicians and music lovers. She has made concerto appearances with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the National Symphony, the Kansas City Camerata, and the Kansas City Chamber Orchestra. As a Teaching Artist for the YOLA program, Laura leads oboe and recorder classes. To read more about Laura, please visit her website: If you want to support AYS and the education of young musicians, consider making a, . Right now I teach oboe classes as well as beginning recorder classes on Zoom twice a week to over 20 students which has been an adventure sometimes a struggle, but very rewarding. The next day I scrape enough that theyre able to be played on the oboe, but theyll be a bit wild sounding. She pursued graduate studies at Temple University in Philadelphia, where she studied with oboist Richard Woodhams. Concertgoer Reportedly Has 'Loud and Full Body Orgasm' at - People 2023 Los Angeles Philharmonic Association. She enjoys teaching musicians of all ages and levels and maintains a robust private oboe studio.