Dwight Parry is in his fifth season as the principal oboist of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. In 2006-2007, he held the same position with the San Diego Symphony and before that was a fellow in the New World Symphony under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas. He has performed as guest principal oboist with the New York Philharmonic, the Atlanta Symphony, the Los Angeles Opera, and the Deutsche Symphonie of Berlin. Originally from Southern California, he found a passion for music studying piano, voice, and jazz saxophone, but it was not until his sophomore year of high school that he started playing the oboe. Dwight got his Bachelor’s degree at the University of Southern California with Allan Vogel and his Masters degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music with John Mack. In addition to his passion for the symphony, Dwight enjoys performing as a soloist, both with orchestra and in recital. Concerto appearances have included the works of Mozart, Strauss, Haydn, Bach, Albinoni, Barber, Marcello and Vaughn-Williams. He is currently a member of the ground-breaking, Cincinnati-based chamber group Concert:Nova and regularly performs the music of Bach at St. Thomas Episcopal in Terrace Park. Dwight has taught at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and currently teaches at Northern Kentucky University and maintains a private teaching studio.