Scott Oakes

 
Assistant Professor
Bassoon

Scott Charles Oakes currently serves as Assistant Professor of Bassoon at Wichita State University, Principal Bassoon of the Wichita Symphony, and Bassoonist of the Lieurance Woodwind Quintet. Previously, Mr. Oakes held positions of Principal Bassoon of the Quad City Symphony (Davenport, IA), the Rockford Symphony (IL), and was a member of both the Illinois Symphony and Illinois Philharmonic. Noted for his “smoky” bassoon tone and “grace and beauty,” Mr. Oakes has performed with numerous orchestras in the Chicago area and throughout the upper Midwest, including the Chicago Chamber Orchestra; the Symphonies of Green Bay, Elgin, Lake Forest, Northwest Indiana, and South Bend; the New Millennium Orchestra of Chicago; and the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra.

Scott performs with Wichita Grand Opera as Principal Bassoon, having previously performed for various opera companies including Opera Illinois, Des Moines Metro Opera, Elgin Opera, Chicago Cultural Center, and L’Opera Piccola of Chicago. An avid chamber musician, he has performed at a range of venues throughout the Chicago metro area, including the Chicago Cultural Center’s Preston Bradley Hall and Gottlieb Hall. Other engagements have included performances with the Aspen Festival Orchestra and Chamber Symphony, Ravinia Festival, Southern Illinois Music Festival, and the Great Performers of Illinois festival in Millennium Park, Chicago.

Mr. Oakes holds a Master of Music degree from the DePaul University School of Music and a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of the Pacific Conservatory of Music. His principal teachers were William Buchman of the Chicago Symphony and Dr. Donald DaGrade.

Office: B214 Duerksen
E-mail: scott.oakes@wichita.edu
Phone: 316.978.6586
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