Scott Charles Oakes

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Wichita Symphony Orchestra featuring Scott Oakes, WSO Principal Bassoon

Tchaikovsky’s Fourth

SEP 23 Saturday

Century II Concert Hall

featuring Scott Oakes, WSO Principal Bassoon

STRAVINSKY Pulcinella Suite
HUMMEL Bassoon Concerto
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4

The horns sound the opening of the 2017-2018 Season in Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony, a monumental work that blooms into a electrifying finale full of charm and delight.

Scott Oakes

About Scott Oakes, WSO Principal Bassoon

In addition to being Principal Bassonist with the Wichita Symphony, Scott Charles Oakes has performed with various orchestras throughout the Midwest. He previously held positions with the Illinois Symphony, Rockford Symphony, Illinois Philharmonic, and the Quad City Symphony of Davenport, IA. Scott 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.

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Wichita Symphony Principal Bassoonist Scott Charles Oakes has performed with various orchestras throughout the Midwest. He previously held positions with the Illinois Symphony, Rockford Symphony, Illinois Philharmonic, and the Quad City Symphony of Davenport, IA. In addition, Scott served as a guest bassoonist with the Symphonies of Green Bay, Elgin, Lake Forest, Northwest Indiana, and South Bend; the New Millennium Orchestra of Chicago; the Chicago Chamber Orchestra and the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra. A lover of opera, Mr. Oakes has performed for a number of opera companies including Wichita Grand Opera, 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, including the Chicago Cultural Center’s Preston Bradley Hall, Gottlieb Hall, and Glazunov Hall at the Rimsky Korsakov Conservatory in St. Petersburg, Russia. Other engagements have included performances at the Ravinia Festival and the Great Performers of Illinois festival in Chicago's Millennium Park. Scott previously served on the faculty of the School of Music at Wichita State University. He can be heard on the Lieurance Woodwind Quintet's CD “Music from the Americas” on Summit Records. The press has recognized Scott's playing for its “grace and beauty” and “smoky” quality.

Scott 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. Scott was awarded a Master of Science With Distinction from the DePaul University College of Computing and Digital Media in June 2015.

Outside of music, Scott was previously a Senior Consultant for DSN Group, and IT consulting company in Chicago. Currently he serves as Senior Systems Administrator for Juniper Payments LLC, a banking services provider.