This page is for current students, alumni, and friends of the UNCSA Oboe Studio! #wecreatehere
09/06/2024
I'm excited to announce that our new Album, Balkan Soundscapes, is officially released under Oboe Classics! It's available on all streaming platforms. I really enjoyed working with my friend Eneida Larti on this project!
09/01/2024
What an amazing Wind Ensemble concert to open the school year!
Congratulations to everybody! 🎶🍀🎶
08/21/2024
We are excited to have Alecia Lawyer at UNCSA next week!
NC double reeds, join us!
04/26/2023
So excited and happy for .gm who will be pursuing her master’s degree next year at studying with alumni Jonathan Fischer!
Kaylin’s journey at has been an inspiration to her studio, professors and colleagues. We are so proud of you and excited for you in this next chapter!! Congratulations!!
04/21/2023
Sending a huge congratulations to who is this summer’s principal oboist for ! ☀️🎶🙌
04/20/2023
Big news!! is excited to announce Robin Driscoll as the interim oboe professor for the 2023/24 school year! 🎉 It’s going to be a fantastic year!!
04/20/2023
Excited for miss Eliza Geer who will be spending her summer at ! Congratulations!! ☀️🎶👏
04/19/2023
Sending a shout out and huge congratulations to .burleson28 who will be spending his summer at ! ☀️🎶🙌
04/05/2023
We’re pleased to announce the appointment of Samuel Nemec as second oboe with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Nemec will join us at the beginning of the next season, in September 2023.
Samuel is currently second oboe with the Atlanta Symphony, a position he has held for 11 seasons. He has also performed with the National Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Charleston Symphony Orchestra, and as guest principal with the Milwaukee Symphony and KBS Symphony of Korea. During the summer, he performs at the Grand Teton Music Festival.
Samuel Nemec was born in South Korea and grew up in New Jersey. He is a graduate of The Juilliard School where he studied with Elaine Douvas, Nathan Hughes and Pedro Diaz. Subsequently, he attended the Curtis Institute of Music, where he was a student of Richard Woodhams.
Join us in giving Samuel a warm welcome!
04/02/2023
Throwback to Mendelssohn 4 with and the orchestra! Bravi tutti!
03/22/2023
It’s been an inspiring residency with the amazing ! Stay calm, work hard and never take no as an answer from an inanimate object!