DR. Sherwood W. Wise
303 Woodlawn Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Cell phone: (617) 899-6633Office phone: (518) 337-4969
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
2010 Doctor of Music, Florida State University
Oboe Performance and Certificate of College Teaching
Doctoral Treatise: “An Examination of Selected Works for Oboe and English Horn from the Compositions of Daniel Pinkham (1923-2006)”
Treatise Recital:“Works for Oboe and English Horn with OrganAccompaniment by Daniel Pinkham (1923-2006),” International Double Reed Society Convention, Tempe, AZ, June 2011
2008 Master of Music Education, Florida State University
2001 Master of Music with distinction, New England Conservatory
Oboe performance
1999Bachelor of Music, Oberlin Conservatory
Oboe performance; minor in vocal performance
Teaching
The College of Saint Rose,2017-
Associate Professor of Music: Applied Double Reeds (tenured in 2017)
- Teach applied oboe and bassoon lessons and recruit double reed students
- Teach classes in Freshman level Music Theory, Freshman and Sophomore level Ear Training,Woodwind Methods for Music Education majors, Woodwind Repertoire, Introduction to Music
- Teach and coordinate weekly Convocation performance program
- Coach chamber ensembles
- Coordinate student outreach performances
- Perform with the Saint Rose Camerata
- Lead instrumental sectionals
- Coordinated the music department's instrument inventory
The College of Saint Rose,2012-2017
Assistant Professor of Music: Applied Double Reeds,
The College of Saint Rose, 2010-2012
Visiting Assistant Professor of Music: Applied Double Reeds
The College of Saint Rose, 2009-2010
Visiting Instructor of Music: Applied Double Reeds
The Collegeof Saint Rose Pre-College Experience, 2016-
Wind and Brass coordinator and instructor of oboe and bassoon
The College of Saint Rose Summer Youth Music, 2010-2013
Oboe and Bassoon Instructor
Florida State University High School Band and Orchestra Camp,2008-2009
Oboe Instructor
- Taught private oboe lessons
- Taught oboe masterclasses
- Taught double reed ensemble
Florida State University Middle School Band Camp, 2008-2009
Oboe Instructor
- Taught private oboe lessons
- Taught oboe masterclasses
- Led woodwind band sectionals
- Taught double reed ensemble
Florida State University Double Reed Workshop
Oboe Faculty Member
Eric Ohlsson,director,2008-2009
- Assisted director in masterclasses
- Taught small ensembles
- Taught reed-making class
Tallahassee Symphony Youth Orchestra
Woodwind Section Coach
Alex Jimenez, director, 2007-2009
- Coached woodwind section rehearsals
- Coached TSYO woodwind quintet
Florida State University, 2005-2009
Graduate Teaching Assistant
- Taught oboe methods class
- Taught masterclasses and reed-making to undergraduate oboe performance majors
- Coached undergraduate chamber ensembles
- Taught applied lessons to freshman oboe students
Wakulla High School Band, Becky Carlan, director,2008
Student Teacher
- Led rehearsals in Concert Band, Jazz Band, Symphonic Band
- Led section rehearsals with Symphonic Band woodwind and percussion sections
- Taught percussion class for ninth grade students
- Taught AP Music Theoryand Music Appreciationclasses
Camp Encore/Coda, Sweden, ME,
Oboe/Voice Faculty
Ellen Donohue-Saltman,director, 2005-2007
- Taught private oboe and voice lessons
- Coached chamber ensembles
- Taught theory classes
- Led choir sectionals
- Performed in faculty chamber recitals
Allegro Music School, Natick, MA
Oboe Instructor
DoinaSimovici, director, 2004-2005
Wakefield Public School Music Programs, Reading, MA, 2001-2002
Oboe Instructor
Oberlin Conservatory, Oberlin, OH, 1997-1999
Supervised Student Teaching Program
- Taught oboe lessons to non-music majors under guidance of James Caldwell
- Tutored underclass oboe students in reed-making
Masterclasses INSTRUCTED
Queensbury High School, Queensbury, NY, February 2013
The College of Saint Rose, March 2012
The College of Saint Rose, March 2009
Florida State University, March 2007
Columbus State University, March 2007
Instructors
Oboe
Eric Ohlsson, Florida State University, 1990-1995, 2005-2009
Mark McEwen, New England Conservatory, 1999-2001
James Caldwell, Oberlin Conservatory, 1995-1999
John deLancie, Aspen Music Festival, 1997, 1999
Kathryn Greenbank,Aspen Music Festival,1998
Daniel Stolper, Interlochen Arts Camp, 1994
Voice
Marlene Ralis Rosen,Oberlin Conservatory, 1995-1999
David Adam Moore, Oberlin Conservatory, 1996
Darryl Jones, Leon High School, 1993-1995
Bassoon
Amelia Fannin, Florida State Unversity, 2008
Michelle Mcloughlin, Ravena-Selkirk High School, 2009
Janet Polk, Vermont Symphony principal bassoon, 2010
Conducting
Becky Carlan, Wakulla High School, 2008
Richard Clary, Florida State University, 2007
Andre Thomas, Florida State University, 2006
Tim Weiss, Oberlin Conservatory, 1998
Joanne Erwin, Oberlin Conservatory, 1997
Chamber Coaches
John Heiss, New England Conservatory, 1999-2001
Per Hannevold, Aspen Music Festival, 1999
James Caldwell, Oberlin Conservatory, 1997-1999
Michele Debost, Oberlin Conservatory, 1997-1998
George Sakakeeny, Oberlin Conservatory, 1996-1997
Larry MacDonald, Oberlin Conservatory, 1996
Masterclasses played
Ted Soluri, Milwaukee Symphony principal bassoon, 2014
Wilfred Roberts, Dallas Symphony principal bassoon, 2013
John Hunt, Eastman bassoon faculty member, 2013
Roger Birnstingl, former London Philharmonic principal bassoon, 2013
Loren Glickman, Glickman Popkin Bassoon Camp cofounder, 2013, 2014
John Mack, former Cleveland Orchestra principal oboe, 2006
Robert Sheena, Boston Symphony English horn, 2000
Richard Ranti, Boston Symphony assistant principal bassoon, 2000
Laura Ahlbeck, New England Conservatory oboe faculty, 2000
Kathryn Greenbank, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra principal oboe, 1999
Alex Klein, Chicago Symphony principal oboe, 1999
Alex Klein, Chicago Symphony principal oboe, 1996
James Caldwell, Oberlin Conservatory oboe faculty, 1995-1999
CONVENTION PERFORMANCES
Andrey RubstovMarbella Fantasy, International Flute Association,
Las Vegas, NV, 2012
Full recital of works by Daniel Pinkham, International Double Reed
Society, Tempe, AZ, 2011
SCHOLARSHIP
Panelist, American Choral Directors Association, The College of Saint Rose “Classroom and General Music Education; Practical Applications.” American Choral Directors Association and Albany, NY, March2017
Clinician, NAFME Workshop on Private Instruction, April 2015
Presenter, “Music and Poetry in Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Ten Blake Songs
for Voice and Oboe”, The College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY,
February 2014
Festivals attended
Glickman Popkin Bassoon Camp, Little Switzerland, NC, 2013-2014
Aston/Magna at Brandeis Classical Woodwind Workshop,
Newton, MA, 2012
American Institute of Musical Studies, Graz, Austria, 2001
Baroque Performance Institute, Oberlin, OH, 2000-2001
Aspen Music Festival, 1997-1999
Brevard Music Festival, 1995
Professional Memberships
American Federation of Musicians, 2001-
College Music Society, 2007-
International Double Reed Society, 2009-
National Association for Music Education, 2011-
New York State School Music Association, 2011-
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS
Vermont Symphony Orchestra Committee, 2012-
College of St. Rose Copyright Policy Committee, 2012-2014
St. Rose School of Arts and Humanities Dean’s Advisory Council, 2013
CONTRACTED Oboe Positions
Principal Oboe (tenured in 2015), Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra,
Charles Peltz, conductor, 2013-
Acting Principal Oboe, Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra,
Charles Peltz, conductor, 2012-2013
Second/Associate Principal Oboe (tenured in 2002), Vermont Symphony
Orchestra,Jaime Laredo, conductor, 2001-
Substitute Oboe/English horn, Albany Symphony Orchestra, David Alan
Miller, conductor, 2013-
Principal Oboe, Sinfonia Gulf Coast, Demetrius Fuller, conductor,
2007-2009
Section Oboe, Columbus Symphony, George Del Gobbo, Conductor, 2008-2009
English Horn, Hingham Symphony, Jin Kim, conductor, 2002-2005
Second Oboe/English Horn, New Bedford Symphony, Philip Rice, conductor, 2004-2005, English Horn, 2001-2004
Other Professional Orchestral Experience
Oboe/English horn:
Glens Falls Symphony under Charles Peltz, 2010
Albany, NY Symphony under David Alan Miller, 2002, 2011-
Albany Pro Musicaunder David Janower, 2010, 2011
Jacksonville, FL Symphony under Fabio Mechetti, 2007-2009
Florida West Coast Symphony under Oscar Bastillo, 2007
Florida Orchestra under Stefan Sanderling, 2008
Tallahassee Symphony under Miram Burns, 2008-2009
Columbus, GA Symphony under George Del Gobbo, 2007-2009
Northwest Florida Symphony under Jeffery Rink, 2008-2009
Albany, GA Symphony under Claire Fox Hilliard, 2007-2008
Springfield, MA Symphony under Kevin Rhodes, 2002, 2005
Nashua Symphony under Jonathan McPhee, 2005
Boston Pops Orchestra under Bruce Hangen, John Williams, 2000
Bassoon:
Union College Orchestra under John Cox, 2011
The College of Saint Rose Orchestra under David Bebe, 2009-2013
Capital Region Wind Ensemble under Brett Wery, 2011-
MAJOR Performances
Concerto soloist, SammartiniOboe Concerto in Eb, Glens Falls
Symphony, Charles Peltz, conductor, March 2017
Concerto soloist, Barber Canzonetta, College of Saint Rose Orchestra,
David Bebe, conductor, October 2016
Oboe soloist, J.S. Bach Concerto for Oboe and Violin,de Blasiis Chamber
Series, September 2016
Concerto soloist, Marcello Oboe Concerto, Flatirons Community
Orchestra, Jose Gonzales, conductor, August 2016
Faculty recital, The College of Saint Rose, November 2014
Bassoon Soloist, Michael Daugherty Dead Elvis, Saint Rose Camerata,
Robert Hansbrough, conductor, April 2013
Concerto soloist, Mozart Oboe Concerto, Flatirons Community
Orchestra, Jose Gonzales, conductor, February 2013
Concerto soloist, Mozart Oboe Concerto, College of Saint Rose Orchestra,
David Bebe, conductor, November 2012
Solo recital: “Works for Oboe and English Horn with Organ Accompaniment byDanielPinkham (1923-2006),” International Double Reed SocietyConference,Tempe AZ, June 2011
Faculty recital, TheCollege of Saint Rose, March 2011
Solo recital,The Cathedral of All Saints, Albany, NY, July 2010
Concerto soloist, George F. Handel Oboe Concerto #1 in B-flat major,
TheCollegeof Saint Rose Summer Youth Music Orchestra, David Bebe, conductor, July 2010
English horn soloist, Aaron Copland Quiet City, College of Saint
RoseOrchestra,David Bebe, conductor, March 2010
Doctoral solo recital, Florida State University, March 2009
Doctoral lecture recital: “The Oboe and English Horn Works of Daniel Pinkham (1923-2006),” Florida State University, December 2008
Concerto soloist and competition winner, John Harbison Oboe Concerto, FSU University Symphony Orchestra, Alex Jimenez, conductor, October 2007
Doctoral chamber recital,Florida State University, April 2007
Doctoral solo recital,Florida State University, January 2007
Honors Woodwind Quintet recital,New England Conservatory, March 2001
Master’s recital,New England Conservatory, November 2000
Senior Recital,Oberlin Conservatory, February 1999
Junior Recital,Oberlin Conservatory, February 1998
Honors/Awards
Recitalist, International Double Reed Society Convention, Tempe AZ,
2011
Winner, Florida State University Doctoral Concerto Competition, 2007
Graduate Assistantship, Florida State University, 2005-2009
Member, New England Conservatory Honors Woodwind Quintet, 2000- 2001
Performer, Oberlin Conservatory Honors Recital, 1999
Finalist, Oberlin Conservatory Concerto Competition, 1998
Ernest Hatch Wilkins Award, Oberlin College, 1998
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