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Season Summers is the Adjunct Professor of Oboe at ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ University and San Jacinto College. Previously, Dr. Summers served as the Adjunct Professor of Oboe at Lindenwood University, Sam Houston State University, and Lee College teaching applied oboe, studio class and reed class. She has also taught Aural Skills, Music Appreciation, Music Fundamentals, American Music and Chamber Music at the collegiate level.

Dr. Summers serves as Principal Oboe of the Lake Charles Symphony (Louisiana). As an active freelancer in the Houston area, she has performed with such organizations as Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS), Opera in the Heights, Aperio, Musiqa, Energy Corridor of Houston Orchestra (ECHO), Houston Choral Society, Masquerade Theatre, The Latin Philharmonic, and Texas Master Chorale. She has also performed with many symphonies throughout Texas including the Baytown Symphony, Brazos Valley Symphony, Corpus Christi Symphony, Temple Symphony, and Waco Symphony.

Passionate about oboe pedagogy, Dr. Summers teaches at the Bocal Majority and Operation O.B.O.E. double reed camp, and creates content for her YouTube channel dedicated to assisting young oboists with the development of healthy fundamentals and efficient practice habits. She frequently dedicates time to high school and collegiate level master classes and has been the featured oboe clinician at the Texas Bandmasters Association (TBA) convention, Sam Houston State University’s Center for Music Education, and the American Band College convention in Oregon. In 2021, she was chosen to select the Texas All-State oboe audition etudes and presented virtually at the TBA convention.

Dr. Summers received a BM from Baylor University, a MM and a Graduate Certificate in Performance from Northwestern University and her DMA at Arizona State University. Her primary teachers include Linda Gilbert, Doris DeLoach, Ray Still, and Martin Schuring.

In her free time, Dr. Summers practices yoga daily and volunteers at a local animal rescue. She also prioritizes time in her garden and exploratory bike rides around Houston. She and her husband Graham love pampering their cats and spending quality time outside.