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Gregory Oakes
Gregory Oakes is one of the most exciting and energetic clarinetists of his generation. From his Carnegie Hall debut with members of Ensemble Intercontemporain and Pierre Boulez to his performances as a member of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Dr. Oakes has been praised by critics for his “outstanding performance” (New York Times) and “jazzy flourishes” (Denver Post). He has appeared a concerto soloist with such ensembles as the Colorado Symphony Orchestra and the Denver Brass, performed with Grammy Award-winner Terence Blanchard at the Telluride Jazz Festival, and played at Amsterdam’s venerable new music hall, De IJsbreker. He has been featured as a soloist at Amsterdam's Gaudeamus International Competition, the Karnatic Lab concert series, the Crested Butte Chamber Music Festival, Boulder’s Modern Music Festival, and Colorado Music Festival’s Young Artist Series. Dr. Oakes has also toured Brazil and been in residence at Princeton University, Harvard University, Dartmouth College, and the Aspen Music Festival. In the summer, he is on the faculty of The Cortona Sessions festival for new music in Tuscany, Italy. Dr. Oakes’s recordings have been released on Bridge, CRI, Karnatic Lab Records, and Naxos and broadcast on National Public Radio. His solo CD New Dialects appears on the Centaur Records label. Dr. Oakes is on the faculty of Iowa State University and is principal clarinet of the Des Moines Symphony Orchestra. He is a Buffet Group USA and Vandoren Performing Artist.