Rebecca Henderson

Prior to her appointment as Associate Professor of Oboe at The University of Texas at Austin in 2001, Rebecca Henderson taught at the University of Washington in Seattle, where she was a member of the renowned Soni Ventorum woodwind quintet. She has been a member of the Colorado Symphony, the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra, and the Alabama Chamber Orchestra, and has also performed as Guest Principal Oboist with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, the Oregon Symphony Orchestra, and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. Ms. Henderson has participated in the Aspen, Cabrillo, and Boulder Bach Festivals, and has been on the faculty of the Marrowstone Music Festival in Bellingham, WA since 1999. She earned her degrees at the Oberlin Conservatory and the Eastman School of Music. Her teachers include James Caldwell, Richard Killmer, John Mack, and John deLancie.

Ms. Henderson was a prize winner in the 1995 New York International Competition for Solo Oboists and in the 1988 Lucarelli International Solo Oboe Competition. She has toured throughout Asia and South America on several occasions, presenting solo recitals, concertos and master classes. She has been a featured soloist throughout the U.S. as well, including performances at both Weill Recital Hall and Lincoln Center in New York, and as a concerto soloist with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, the Alabama Chamber Orchestra, and the Philharmonia Northwest Chamber Orchestra. She has recorded for the Centaur and RCWinds labels.