John Dimond

Oboe

John Dimond holds Bachelors and Masters Degrees in oboe performance from the University of Illinois. He attended the Berkshire Music Festival at Tanglewood where he studied with Ralph Romberg of the Boston Symphony and performed with the Fellowship orchestra. John played principal oboe with the Savannah Symphony for three years, and went on to study with Ray Still of the Chicago Symphony for another three years. He has played under the direction of Michael Tilson-Thomas, Seiji Ozawa, Geoffrey Simon, Colin Davis, Carl Maria Giulini, Georg Solti and Leonard Bernstein. Since moving to Seattle in 1994 John has played principal oboe with Orchestra Seattle, Northwest Symphony, Rainier Symphony, Wenatchee Symphony, and Northwest Mahler Festival. He retired this year from the Lake Union Civic Orchestra, but continues to play with Octava Symphony and Lake Chelan Bach Festival. John is also woodwind coach for the Icicle Creek Summer Symphony and teaches oboe and bassoon in the Wenatchee Valley and North Seattle areas.