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Ian Wisekal with oboe

Ian Wisekal

Adjunct Faculty, Oboe and Coordinator, Public Relations

ian.wisekal@du.edu

303-871-6450 (Office)

https://du.digication.com/iwisekal/

Personal

Newman Performing Arts Center, 2344 East Iliff Ave. Denver, CO 80208

What I do

Oboist, orchestral musician, freelancer, reed maker, administrator, and teacher.

Specialization(s)

Oboe, English horn, Chamber music, Reed making, Performance Practice

Professional Biography

Ian Wisekal, a native of Dallas, TX and Stony Brook, NY, serves as Principal Oboe of the Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra and Crested Butte Music Festival, and previously held the position of Associate Principal Oboe with the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra. He can be heard playing principal oboe on that orchestra's recording of Cofresí, which was nominated for a Latin Grammy.
Prof. Wisekal is an active performer throughout Colorado, playing frequently with the Colorado Symphony and professional ensembles across the Front Range. He has performed at the Sarasota Music Festival, the festival at the Banff Arts Centre in Canada, the Music Masters Festival of Japan, the Casals Festival of Puerto Rico and the AIMS festival in Austria. His major teachers include Richard Killmer, Erin Hannigan, Terry Keevil and Ceci Lagarenné.
Wisekal's students have earned scholarships to top music schools, including Eastman, and have performed as soloists and regular members of professional orchestras.

You can hear Prof. Wisekal on his YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@ianwisekal

Degree(s)

  • Independent Studies, Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, 2012
  • MM, Oboe Performance, Southern Methodist University, 2010
  • BM, Oboe Performance, Eastman School of Music, 2008

Professional Affiliations

  • International Double Reed Society
  • American Federation of Musicians

Performances

Wisekal, I. (2019). "Premieres" - Faculty Solo Recital. Denver, CO, USA.
Wisekal, I. (2018). Masterclass. University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA.
Wisekal, I. (2017). Masterclass. University of North Carolina - Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USA.
Wisekal, I. (2015). Masterclasses & Workshops. University of Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica.
Kuuskmann, M., Reynolds, J. W., & Wisekal, I. (2017). Guest Recital. Lamont Wind Trio . University of North Carolina School of the Arts , Winston-Salem, NC.