Marco Antonio Navarrete
Oboe Instructor

SoBe Music Institute
751 Euclid Avenue, Suite 2
Miami Beach, Fl 33139
305 674-9220 

Teaching Experience

·      SoBe Music Institute (Miami's Institute for Performing Arts) Oboe Instructor, 2007-present

• Harid Conservatory mentoring program: Children and Adults, 2001-2004
• Illinois Summer Youth Music: Double reed coach, summer 2006
• Private Oboe Studio: 2001-present
• Santaluces High School: Double reed instructor, 2007-present
• Coral Glades High School: Oboe instructor, 2007-present
• Coral Springs Middle School: Double reed instructor, 2007-present

Education

The Harid Conservatory, Boca Raton, FL, 2001-2004
University of Illinois School of Music, Urbana, IL, 2004-2007

Principal teacher: John Dee, 2001-2007

Masterclasses: Arthur Weisberg, Daniel Willett, Kenneth Amis, Thomas Stacy

Conductors: Arthur Weisberg, Joseph Silverstein, Albert-George Schram, James Judd, Thomas Sleeper, John Whitwell, Alfred Reed, Harry Begian, Eduardo Diazmuñoz, James Keene, Xu Zhong, Ian Hobson

Chamber Music Coaches: John Dee, Arthur Weisberg, Mark Hetzler, Johanna Perron, Laura Gilbert, Paul Green, Laura Wilcox, Sergiu Schwartz, Timothy McGovern, J. David Harris, Debra A. Richtmeyer, Ronald Romm, Sherban Lupu, William Heiles

Awards

• John Phillip Sousa Band Award: Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
• Harid Conservatory Full Scholarship Recipient
• Dr. Edmund Williams Award for Excellence in Oboe Performance: University of Illinois
• Krannert Center Debut Artist Recital Competition: Honorable Mention

Performance Experience

• Broward Symphony Orchestra: Principal Oboe, 1999-2003                        
• Palm Beach Atlantic Symphony: English horn, 2001-2003
• Gold Coast Opera: Principal Oboe, 2002-2003
• New Boca Pops Orchestra: Solo Oboe, 2003-2004
• Yucatan National Symphony: 2nd Oboe, summer of 2002
• Miami Bach Society: Oboe, English horn, Oboe d’amore, 2002-2004
• Florida Philharmonic Orchestra: substitute list, 2001-2004
• Sy Sugar Pops Orchestra: Assistant Principal Oboe and English horn, 2001-2003
• Champaign-Urbana Symphony: substitute list, 2004-2007
• The Prairie Ensemble: substitute list, 2006-2007
• Sinfonia da Camera: 2nd Oboe and English horn, 2005-2007
• University of Illinois Wind Symphony: Principal Oboe, 2004-2007
• Metamorphosis Chamber Ensemble: 1st Oboe, 2007-present

Venues Played

·         Carnegie Hall (New York City, New York)
·         Symphony Center (Chicago, Illinois)
·         Krannert Center for the Performing Arts (Urbana, Illinois)
·         Lincoln Theater (Miami Beach, Florida)
·         Coral Springs Center for the Arts (Coral Springs, Florida)
·         Broward Center for the Performing Arts (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
·         Teatro José Peón Contreras (Mérida, Yucatán)
·         Oriental Arts Center (Shanghai, China)

Teaching Philosophy

Each student is unique and special. They have their own personalities and characteristics that make them who they are. I believe the same thing can be said for individual oboe playing. With my students, I break them free from any shells they may have developed and teach them to become confident soloists. I teach my students not to fear the oboe, but to embrace the beauty it can evoke and the joy of playing the instrument. With this understanding, my students can develop their own individual sounds and musical personalities. Along with the art of oboe playing, I teach my students the craft of reed making. They learn to become independent and confident in adjusting and crafting their own, individual reeds. The three golden rules of oboe playing are simple; patience, determination, and discipline.