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In high school, I began attending Kinhaven Music School in the summer for piano. Jeannette Bittar, who was the principal oboe of the Florida Orchestra at that time, encouraged me to focus on oboe and not piano. I also thought I could learn how to charm snakes (laughing). Well, my band director said that the oboe was the hardest instrument to play; I think I felt drawn to the challenge. I would say also that having supportive parents who loved music was very formative. As a young child, I was always hearing Bach, Brahms, Palestrina, and other early music around the house. It had a profound effect on my ear. It was so clear to me that I wanted to be a professional musician because it was the activity in my life during which I felt the greatest fulfillment. Playing with others, contributing to the world by making beautiful music. The transition to college was extremely enjoyable and challenging. I never really doubted my passion for this art form, but developing the skills to do it consistently and well enough to support myself eluded me. I had to learn how to be disciplined about the oboe and reed making. I gradually began learning how to practice in a deep, productive, and deeply satisfying way. I went to the Eastman School of Music to study with the amazing oboe teacher, Richard Killmer. I knew he was a guru, and I greatly enjoyed my audition/lesson with him. He clearly cultivated an oboe studio that was supportive and passionate. At Eastman, the students were so focused on their art and that there existed an overt spirit of supportiveness and collaboration. It was a school in which each student was given the space they needed to discover the artist within. The friendships I developed there are still present in my life to this day. After Eastman, I was accepted to Yale for my master’s degree. Being at Yale helped me to develop other parts of myself. It was a very academically rigorous program, and I took several courses outside of the music program. I absolutely adored being part of such an academically rich institution. In terms of music, one of the most seminal experiences I had in my time at Yale was performing as principal oboe in the opera orchestra. We performed the Marriage of Figaro; it was my first time playing a Mozart opera. Growing up I had sung in several different choirs; engaging with my voice had always been important to me. Performing the Marriage of Figaro really cemented my burgeoning love of opera music, something which has become a key ingredient in my teaching philosophy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607e0d8c9a5de64eea1ee999/1624654783277-PGRC7OKDLJ93AAA7IR74/Screenshot+%28712%29.png My Story - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607e0d8c9a5de64eea1ee999/1624658982800-Z27M3NZ9BE23ZPI03WW2/Screenshot+%28713%29.png My Story - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607e0d8c9a5de64eea1ee999/1625100166095-1YY1U1QKX5Y20V4T1VOR/Screenshot+%28714%29.png My Story - Make it stand out In my last semester at Yale, I auditioned for the Great Falls Symphony in Montana. I sent them a recording and later received a call in which I was invited to travel to Montana to take a live audition. They offered me the position that day, and I accepted. It was a little isolated, but that was the first position that I had in a professional orchestra, and I learned a great deal. I kept the position for 2 years, during which I played in a chamber group and worked at a music shop. I had several wonderful musical experiences such as performing with YoYo Ma and other terrific guest artists. I had to be independent at every level. I grew as a professional in many ways! It was a profound experience. I needed to learn to be self-sufficient. After that, I moved back to Albuquerque for a year. I was a pianist for a Lutheran Choir! Yes, it was fun. After that, I decided to go back to school for my doctoral degree. Back then I was spending my summers as a counselor at the summer camp I attended in high school. I realized during that time that I had a massive passion for working with younger people and serving as their mentor! I wanted to be a teacher, a college professor!!! This was the time in my life where some of my friends were struggling to find a job that they loved. I myself was in a challenging transition. Did I want to keep taking orchestral auditions? Or should I see where this newfound love of mentoring takes me? Either way, I knew I wanted to enjoy the journey in whatever form it took. I decided to trust my calling to return to academia and develop my pedagogy. By striving to become a collegiate professor, I could perhaps have a powerful impact on the next generation of oboe students. By this time I had the good fortune of meeting Nancy Ambrose King at the Sarasota Music Festival… I LOVED HER! I told her that if I decided to do a DMA program, it would be with her. I worked for one year to do that and I was accepted to be her TA at the University of Michigan! That year of living in Albuquerque and working to earn the TA position under Nancy was exciting but nerve-wracking. I didn’t want to attend any program other than the one at Michigan; it was the only place I applied. So I worked incredibly hard and didn’t assume anything about whether or not I would be accepted. I went into the audition prepared, but with my mind totally open and fresh to whatever result appeared. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607e0d8c9a5de64eea1ee999/1625100187855-I59MDE962OKH9MM1UKWY/Screenshot+%28720%29.png My Story - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607e0d8c9a5de64eea1ee999/1625099971647-RVTX6KFK2KQCEKR22UTS/Screenshot+%28715%29.png My Story - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607e0d8c9a5de64eea1ee999/1625100044083-VE0I0VPGL8WXSTMGBB47/Screenshot+%28719%29.png My Story - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607e0d8c9a5de64eea1ee999/1625099997746-2FQRW5V8MDYKREHLVN6T/Screenshot+%28717%29.png My Story - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607e0d8c9a5de64eea1ee999/1625100023170-58O9OLJNDHJ57T9EG10J/Screenshot+%28718%29.png My Story - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.drandrewparkeroboe.com/performer daily 0.75 2021-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607e0d8c9a5de64eea1ee999/1621521061674-KCF08V6PXII3Z14NFJQT/Post+2+_+Durango+Winds.jpg Performer - Performer A singing style, rich color palette, and fluid technique are the hallmarks of Andrew Parker's performances. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607e0d8c9a5de64eea1ee999/1623705428350-FIL58BCZPOYR5LNPZ8CT/123366205_118781490017870_6301404623146311397_n.jpg Performer - Make it stand out Getting to perform and tour with the Trifecta Trio is always one of the highlights of my year. I have known Sarah Whitney, Laura Metcalf Boyd, and Angela Pickett for many years from various music festivals. Here we are playing Moeran, Fantasy Quartet at ChatterAbq in Albuquerque, NM. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607e0d8c9a5de64eea1ee999/1621528058847-N2J7RU7PSW2VOKPMHCOB/Francaix+Trio.jpg Performer Performing with my fun and inspiring colleague, Kristin Wolfe Jensen. We had a great time playing the Francaix Trio on stage at the Round Top Festival Institute; this work felt like a musical representation of our friendship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607e0d8c9a5de64eea1ee999/1621520566749-531R29S0C8LQ1YQ9Z2RD/71q44wfvI6L._SS500_.jpg Performer - Make it stand out Dr. Andrew Parker recently released an album entitled Portraits in Music which features works for oboe, bassoon, and piano. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607e0d8c9a5de64eea1ee999/1621520805154-G9N8HJWL8YP4LIG36RA0/91RR7DuGbkL._SL1426_.jpg Performer - Make it stand out Andrew’s solo album, The Singing Oboe, was released under the MSR Records label in 2014. 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Working with the oboe students at Round Top is always so bittersweet as you develop such camaraderie with them and then have to say goodbye all too quickly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607e0d8c9a5de64eea1ee999/1623706320805-56IN5H98FE4XCZ5TPGLE/131128491_135616508334368_4175118766596988266_n.jpg About - Make it stand out Here is my wonderful friend and fellow oboe professor, Celeste Johnson Frehner (UMKC) performing at The University of Texas at Austin before she gave an inspiring master class to my oboe students here at Butler School of Music. Can’t wait to do it again sometime! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607e0d8c9a5de64eea1ee999/1623706757663-7POASSU6MQU87F8DRR93/131406645_136278284934857_7307299098274412415_n.jpg About Huge thanks to the Royal College of Music in London and Olivier Stankiewicz for inviting me from across the pond to give a performance and master class for their wonderful oboe studio. The students were so welcoming and all played wonderfully. 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