Musicians

Michael Austin, oboe

Michael Austin earned his bachelor’s degree from The Juilliard School where he was the recipient of the Elaine Lambert Prize granting full scholarship.  Before attending Juilliard, he was a National Merit Scholar, pursuing both music and medicine at Rice University.  His principal teachers included John Ferrillo, Elizabeth Camus, and Robert Atherholt.  Upon graduation, he played with the New World Symphony in Miami Beach, where he was a frequent soloist.  He was Principal Oboist of the Florida West Coast Symphony in Sarasota for three years. This past year, he has performed with various ensembles such as The Florida Orchestra, Florida West Coast Symphony, The Symphony Orchestra of Monterrey, Mexico, and Bargemusic in New York City.  Mr. Austin has also participated in numerous music festivals including Tanglewood, Bravo!Colorado, Banff, Aspen, and Aix-en-Provence, France.