Stuart Dunkel is an oboist and painter based in
. He has performed in a number of orchestras listed below. He has been painting since age five and playing music since age 7. He has written a book ''The Audition Process: Anxiety Management and Coping Strategies'' and released a CD of his music called ''Oboe Colors''. He owns two businesses: Oboe Cane and Reeds By Stuart Dunkel, and Fenway Grays. He has taught at Boston University, The Longy Music School, The New England Conservatory of Music, and the Boston Conservatory of Music.
Music
He studied music at
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Boston University
Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with its original campu ...
, for his Bachelors in 1975
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Mannes College of Music
Mannes School of Music is a music conservatory in The New School, a private research university in New York City. In the fall of 2015, Mannes moved from its previous location on Manhattan's Upper West Side to join the rest of the New School cam ...
, for his Masters in 1985
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Juilliard School of Music
The Juilliard School ( ) is a private performing arts conservatory in New York City. Established in 1905, the school trains about 850 undergraduate and graduate students in dance, drama, and music. It is widely regarded as one of the most elit ...
, for his Doctorate in 1987
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Robert Bloom
Robert Bloom (May 3, 1908February 13, 1994) was an oboist with an orchestral and solo career, a composer and arranger contributing to the oboe repertory, and a teacher of several successful oboists. Bloom is considered seminal in the development of ...
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Elaine Douvas
Elaine Douvas (born 1952) has been Principal Oboe of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra in New York City since 1977. She is also Instructor of Oboe and Chairman of the Woodwind Department at The Juilliard School. She also serves on the faculty of Man ...
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Harold Gomberg
Harold Gomberg (November 30, 1916 – September 7, 1985) was the principal (first or solo) oboist of the New York Philharmonic from 1943 through 1977.
Born in Malden, Massachusetts, Harold and his brother Ralph studied with Marcel Tabuteau, consid ...
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Ralph Gomberg
Ralph Gomberg (June 18, 1921 – December 9, 2006) was the principal oboist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra for 37 years (1950-1987). His brother Harold held the same chair with the New York Philharmonic for much of the same period (1943-197 ...
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John Mack John Mack may refer to:
* John Martin Mack (1715–1784), Moravian bishop
* John Mack (Medal of Honor recipient) (1843–1881), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
* John J. Mack (coach) (1870–1923), Yale University track coac ...
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Harry Shulman
Harry A. Shulman (May 14, 1903 – March 20, 1955) was a professor at Yale Law School from 1930–1954, the Dean of Yale Law School from 1954–1955, and a prominent labor arbitrator.
Early life
Shulman was born in Krugloye near Mogilev (now ...
Performed with
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Boston Symphony Orchestra
The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is an American orchestra based in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the second-oldest of the five major American symphony orchestras commonly referred to as the " Big Five". Founded by Henry Lee Higginson in 1881, ...
, 1974–1981, 1987–1988
*Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, 1974–1981, 1987–1988
*Boston Ballet
*Detroit Symphony Orchestra
*Florida Gulf Coast Symphony
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Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (Cantonese: 香港管弦樂團), commonly abbreviated as HKPO or HKPhil (Cantonese: 港樂), is the largest symphony orchestra in Hong Kong. First established in 1947 as an amateur orchestra under the name Si ...
*Huntington Theatre Company
*Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
*Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra
*New Hampshire Symphony Orchestra
*New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
*New York Philharmonic Orchestra
*Opera Company of Boston
*Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra
*Rhode Island Symphony Orchestra
*Springfield Symphony Orchestra
*Westfield Symphony Orchestra
Painting
He studied art at
*Boston Museum School
*Seattle Academy of Realist Art
*Studied with
**Tom Ouellette
**Denise Mickilowski
**Dennis Cheaney
**Andrew Kusmin
**Karen Winslow
**Joe McGurl
**Donald Demers
**Sergio Roffo
**Robert Douglas Hunter
**Gayle Levee
References
External links
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Boston University faculty
American classical oboists
American male oboists
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Juilliard School alumni
Mannes School of Music alumni
21st-century American painters
21st-century American male artists
Painters from Massachusetts