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Hailed by The New York Times as playing with "considerable
virtuosity," oboist Eileen Whalen has distinguished herself in
both international competitions and solo performances. She
is currently the Principal Oboist of the Dayton Philharmonic
and has served as the Principal Oboist of the Honolulu
Symphony and the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic,
in addition to performing with the New Jersey, Colorado, and
Jacksonville Symphonies, among others. She can be heard
on the latest Dayton Philharmonic recordings, E O Mai, by
acclaimed Hawaiian recording artist Keali'i Reichel, and on
the Mr. Holland's Opus soundtrack. In addition, Ms. Whalen is
the Principal Oboist of the Glimmerglass Opera Orchestra,
with whom she has been heard on an Emmy-nominated PBS
Great Performances broadcast as well as on a recording for
Chandos records. She can also be heard regularly with
Glimmerglass on NPR's World of Opera. Currently she is on
the faculty at the University of Dayton and participates in the
Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra's educational outreach
program, SPARK. She received a Master of Fine Arts from
California Institute of the Arts, a Bachelor of Music from the
University of Cincinnati and did additional coursework at Rice
University. Her teachers include Allan Vogel, Sara Bloom,
Peggy Pearson, and Robert Atherholt.