Featuring
Dr. Kim Ganong, Oboe
Dr. Derek Ganong, Trumpet
Saturday, May 11th
Oboe and Trumpet Seminars and Masterclass | 10 am | Wille Hall | COCC
Saturday, May 11th
Recital | 7pm | Wille Hall | COCC
Kim Ganong is an oboe and English horn player currently residing in Boise, Idaho. She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Miami in oboe performance, plus a cognate in musicology. Dr. Ganong is currently on faculty at both Boise State University and the College of Idaho. She is also a proud alumnus of New York University, California Institute of the Arts, and Interlochen Arts Academy. Kim spends her free time being a mom to a wild 1.5-year-old, teaching in her private oboe studio, making lots of reeds, cooking, reading, and lifting weights in the garage!
Kim can be heard performing around the Treasure Valley as Principal Oboe of the Boise Baroque Orchestra and also as a frequent guest with the Boise Philharmonic, Meridian Symphony, Opera Idaho, and many more! She is also serving as the Secretary-Treasurer of the local musicians' union (AFM Local 423).
Dr. Derek Ganong is a trumpeter, collaborator, engineer, and educator who is dedicated to breaking down the boundaries between genres, disciplines, audiences, and artists. Equally committed to both education and performance, Derek serves as a mentor for students and an advocate for innovation in higher education through his position as Assistant Professor of Trumpet and Director of Jazz at Boise State University. Derek is internationally known for his multifaceted skills and is frequently in demand for both his music production experience and as a trumpeter with the skills and abilities to perform at the highest level in all musical settings. Dr. Ganong is currently the principal trumpet of the Boise Baroque Orchestra, Opera Idaho, and is the Eb Soprano cornet for the Brass Band of the Treasure Valley. He is also a founding member of Newstream Brass, the Treasure Valley Jazz All Stars, and is the chief technology Officer and trumpet faculty member of the Brass Institutes of America. www.derekganong.com
Featuring Martha Long
Principal Flute of the Oregon Symphony
Friday, November 10th
Recital | 7pm | Wille Hall | COCC
Saturday, November 11th
Masterclass | 10am | Wille Hall | COCC
Principal Flute of the Oregon Symphony
Martha Conwell Long joined the Oregon Symphony as principal flute at the beginning of the 2016-2017 season. Previously she held the same position with the Fort Collins Symphony and the San Antonio Symphony. Martha appeared as a soloist several times with the San Antonio Symphony, performing works by J.S. Bach, W.A. Mozart, and G.P. Telemann.
Martha received her Bachelor of Music degree from The Colburn School in Los Angeles, where she studied with Jim Walker. Martha continued her studies at the New England Conservatory in Boston, where she completed a Graduate Diploma as a student of Elizabeth Rowe, principal flute of the Boston Symphony.
While in Los Angeles, Martha won first place at the Mid-South Flute Society Young Artist Competition and the Pittsburgh Flute Club Young Artist Concerto Competition and placed in the National Flute Association’s Orchestral Audition and Masterclass Competition. She is also a two-time winner in the NFA’s Masterclass Performer Competition and a past winner of the NFA’s Baroque Masterclass Competition. During the summer of 2015, Martha was a prize winner at the NFA’s Young Artist Competition.
Before joining the San Antonio Symphony, Martha performed with the Young Musicians Foundation Debut Orchestra and the American Youth Symphony, two pre-professional training orchestras in Los Angeles. She continued her orchestral studies during summers at Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, CA, and Tanglewood Music Center in Massachusetts. After two summers as a fellow at Tanglewood, Martha was invited to return in 2012 and 2015 as a New Fromm Player, working closely with the composition fellows and focusing on the study and performance of contemporary music.
