Sarah Balian  

Instructor in Oboe

Sarah Balian, oboe, is a native of Charlottesville, Virginia. She holds Bachelor of Music Performance and Bachelor of Arts in French Studies degrees from Northwestern University, where she studied with Chicago Symphony oboist Ray Still. She has also studied with Roger Cole and with André Berthéas at the Université de Paris. Sarah was a member of the Tacoma Symphony Orchestra from 1997-1999 and a member of the Boulder Philharmonic from 2002-2004. She has also performed with the Colorado Symphony, the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, and the Richmond Symphony.   Sarah has performed with The United States Air Force Academy Band since 1999.  In 2004, Sarah became a member of the Colorado Springs Philharmonic Orchestra, where she currently plays both oboe and English Horn.  She joined the faculty of the Colorado College in 2008.