Oboist Chris Wheeler enjoys a bustling freelance career throughout Michigan; he is currently principal oboe of the Michigan Philharmonic, second oboe of the Dearborn and Adrian Symphonies, and subs with many other orchestras around Michigan. He is also active as a chamber musician as a founding member of the Pure Winds woodwind quintet. As a teacher, Chris is Lecturer of Oboe at the University of Michigan-Flint and Adjunct Instructor of Oboe at Hillsdale College. He completed Master’s degrees in both oboe performance and chamber music, studying with Nancy Ambrose King at the University of Michigan. He previously studied with Allan Vogel, former principal oboe of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, at the California Institute of Arts (CalArts) for his Bachelor of Fine Arts in oboe performance. While at CalArts, he was also an exchange student at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, studying oboe with Stephen West and composition with Gareth Williams. His other major oboe teachers include Gretchen Morse and Stuart Horn.