Jeff Apana, Oboe

Member of Southwest Florida Symphony since: 2008

Born: Cleveland, OH

Age started learning Oboe: 11 years old

Degrees: Bachelors in Music BM) from Eastman School of Music,  Masters of Music (MM) from Florida State University School of Music

Jeff studied oboe and took lessons for 5-6 years PRIOR to getting into college

Symphonic experience Jeff brings to SWFSO:
Palm Beach Opera. Florida Grand Opera. Opera Naples. Miami City Ballet. Florida Philharmonic. Broadway Across America. Seaside Music Theater. Ohio Light Opera. The Symphonia Boca Raton. Orchestra Miami. Miami Chamber Symphony.

Famous musicians Jeff has worked with: Andrea Bocelli, Jahja Ling, Robert Shaw, Philippe Entremont, Gerard Schwartz, Richard Hayman, Peter Nero, Itzhak Perlman, Erich Kunzel.

Something you may not know about Jeff: “I had the opportunity to play the rarely-used bass oboe in Holst's Planets as well as oboe d'amore in Bach's St. Matthew Passion so I've performed on all of the members of the oboe family.”

What Jeff likes most about playing in SWFSO: working with wonderful and talented colleagues making great music.