Dr. c is currently Associate Professor of Oboe at the University of Texas at Austin and faculty at the Round Top Festival Institute. In addition to his teaching, Parker maintains a rich performing career as a soloist and chamber musician. He has performed concerti with numerous ensembles including the Dallas Wind Symphony, the Quad City Symphony, the Great Falls Symphony, the Puerto Rico Philharmonic, and the University of Texas Symphony Orchestra. His solo album, The Singing Oboe, was featured as CD of the week for two consecutive weeks on the Boston classical station 99.5 WCRB. Parker has been principal oboe of the Quad City Symphony for 15 seasons. In addition to his position with the Quad City Symphony, Parker plays English horn at Music in the Mountains and has performed with numerous other orchestras including the National Arts Center Orchestra, the Florida Orchestra, the Orquesta Sinfonica de Mineria, and the Richmond Symphony. He has also performed chamber music in several international festivals including FEMUSC in Brazil, the Aspen Music Festival, the Sarasota Music Festival, the Round Top Festival, Music in the Mountains, and Kinhaven Music School. After receiving his B.M. degree at the Eastman School of Music and M.M. degree at Yale University, he received his Doctorate at the University of Michigan. Parker’s primary teachers have been Richard Killmer, Nancy Ambrose King, and Elaine Douvas.
