Instructor
Oboe

Music

MONICA DING grew up in a musical family. She performed and grew up with world class conductors such as Sir George Solti, Leondard Slatkin, Zubin Mehta, John Paynter and many more. With this foundation, it inspired her to attend the Peabody Institute at the Johns Hopkins University on a full president’s scholarship, followed by a Master of Music at Northwestern University. Her teachers have included Ray Still, Sara Watkins, Carl Sonic, and Thomas Indermuhler. She has held the principal and co-principal oboe position with the Orquesta Sinfonica de Guanajuato and was the professor of oboe at the University of Zacatecas. She has performed with the Chicago Chamber Orchestra, Chicago Philharmonic, International Chamber Music Festival in Prague, and has soloed all over Asia and North America. Currently she plays with the USAF Academy Band and teaches oboe at Colorado College.