Nicholas Masterson, oboe
Oboist Nicholas Masterson has been a member of the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) since 2006. With ICE, Nick has recorded John Adam's Son of Chamber Symphony for Nonesuch records and has appeared as a soloist with the Seattle and Nagoya Symphonies performing Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante and Dai Fujikura's Mina for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Percussion and Orchestra.
In addition to being Principal Oboe of the Pennsylvania Ballet Orchestra and a member of the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, Nick also performs regularly with numerous orchestras and chamber ensembles across the country including the Philadelphia Orchestra, New Jersey and Houston Symphonies and the St. Paul and Orpheus Chamber Orchestras. He is a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory and received his Master's from Rice University.