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Thaddeus Coverdale, oboe and English
horn Mr. Coverdale began studying oboe in 1968; in 1972 he began studying with John Mack, principal oboe of The Cleveland Orchestra, and also with (then a student) Elaine Douvas, now principal oboe of The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Mr. Coverdale moved to Boston in September 1993 and began studies with Dr. Stuart Dunkel to prepare for audition to The Boston Conservatory. He was accepted and won scholarship beginning in the fall of 1994. While preparing for auditions, Mr. Coverdale was principal oboe with The Brockton Symphony, and second oboe with The Longwood Symphony Orchestra. The Houston Civic Symphony, Symphony-by-the-Sea, Symphony-Pro-Musica, New Bedford Symphony, Brookline Symphony, Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra and several chamber groups in the Boston area have also engaged Mr. Coverdale. During the summer of 1997 Mr. Coverdale won scholarship and was principal oboe at The Rome Festival in Rome, Italy. During the summer of 1992 he also won scholarship to The Texas Music Festival in Houston, Texas. Having graduated from The Boston Conservatory in May 2000 with a Bachelor of Music in Oboe Performance, Mr. Coverdale continues to study with Dr. Stuart Dunkel. Mr. Coverdale teaches privately at the Arlington Public Schools. He is currently second Oboe and English horn with the Claflin Hill Symphony in Milford, Massachusetts and a free-lance performer in the Boston area. During the years, 1984-1996, Mr. Coverdale was employed as a Counselor for families and children in crisis. He worked at various agencies in Houston, Texas and ultimately in the Inpatient Psychiatry Department at Children's Hospital, Boston Massachusetts. In additon, Mr. Coverdale has served on the Board's of Directors of The Lone Star Symphonic Band, Houston, Texas and the North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra in Beverly, Massachusetts.
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