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Leslie Reed has been Principal Oboe of the Long Beach Symphony since
1997. She is also a member of the Los Angeles Opera Orchestra and
Camerata Pacifica and has been principal oboe of the Santa Barbara
Chamber Orchestra since 1987. Ms. Reed has played principal oboe as a
guest with LACO, Pasadena Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Los Angeles
Philharmonic New Music Group, Xtet, the Orchestra of Saint Luke's, and
the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. She was invited to join the Los Angeles
Philharmonic as acting associate principal oboe for the 1994-1995
season, which included tours of Europe, Asia, and the Eastern United
States. She was associate principal oboe of the Carmel Bach Festival for
ten years and has performed at the La Jolla Summerfest and the Ojai
Festival. Ms. Reed was a First Prize Winner in the 1985 Coleman
Competition and a finalist in the 1988 Bert Lucarelli International
Competition for Solo Oboists.
She has appeared as soloist with local orchestras many times. Recent performances include the Mozart Oboe Concerto in 2005 with the Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra, and in 2007 with the Long Beach Symphony, Ms. Reed performed the Oboe Concerto of Richard Strauss together with the World Premiere of the oboe solo movement from David Newman's Concerto for Wind Quintet and Orchestra.
Ms. Reed has been instructor of oboe at the Colburn School of Performing Arts since 1987. Her students have gone on to attend the Eastman School of Music, Juilliard School, Manhattan School of Music, Interlochen Arts Academy, the Music Academy of the West, Aspen Music Festival, and Tanglewood.
Ms. Reed is a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music. Her principal teachers have been Wayne Rapier, William Criss, Allan Vogel, and John Mack.
She has appeared as soloist with local orchestras many times. Recent performances include the Mozart Oboe Concerto in 2005 with the Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra, and in 2007 with the Long Beach Symphony, Ms. Reed performed the Oboe Concerto of Richard Strauss together with the World Premiere of the oboe solo movement from David Newman's Concerto for Wind Quintet and Orchestra.
Ms. Reed has been instructor of oboe at the Colburn School of Performing Arts since 1987. Her students have gone on to attend the Eastman School of Music, Juilliard School, Manhattan School of Music, Interlochen Arts Academy, the Music Academy of the West, Aspen Music Festival, and Tanglewood.
Ms. Reed is a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music. Her principal teachers have been Wayne Rapier, William Criss, Allan Vogel, and John Mack.
Some of Leslie's soundtrack credits include...
Danny Elfman
Men in Black 3 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Oboe
Snow White & the Huntsman
Oboe
John Williams
Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (Music from the Motion Picture)
Oboe
Arthur (2011)
Oboe
James Newton Howard
The Last Airbender
Oboe
Christophe Beck
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Oboe
A.R. Rahman
Couples Retreat
Oboe
Alexandre Desplat
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Score/Soundtrack)
Oboe
Aaron Zigman
Sex and the City: Original Motion Picture Score
Oboe
Thomas Newman
WALL-E (Original Score)
Oboe
Danny Elfman
Wanted (Original Score)
Oboe
Patrick Doyle
Nim's Island (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Oboe
Percy Faith
Only the Best of Percy Faith, Vol. 3
Composer
The Simpsons
Simpsons Movie: The Music (Original Soundtrack)
Oboe
The Simpsons
Simpsons Movie: The Music (Original Soundtrack) (Limited Edition)
Oboe
Danny Elfman
Men in Black 3 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Oboe
Snow White & the Huntsman
Oboe
John Williams
Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (Music from the Motion Picture)
Oboe
Arthur (2011)
Oboe
James Newton Howard
The Last Airbender
Oboe
Christophe Beck
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Oboe
A.R. Rahman
Couples Retreat
Oboe
Alexandre Desplat
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Score/Soundtrack)
Oboe
Aaron Zigman
Sex and the City: Original Motion Picture Score
Oboe
Thomas Newman
WALL-E (Original Score)
Oboe
Danny Elfman
Wanted (Original Score)
Oboe
Patrick Doyle
Nim's Island (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Oboe
Percy Faith
Only the Best of Percy Faith, Vol. 3
Composer
The Simpsons
Simpsons Movie: The Music (Original Soundtrack)
Oboe
The Simpsons
Simpsons Movie: The Music (Original Soundtrack) (Limited Edition)
Oboe