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John Ferrillo Principal Oboe, Boston Symphony Orchestra |
The Concord Band is honored to have
John Ferrillo, principal oboe of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, as its soloist for the Holiday Pops concerts on December 11 and 12, 2015. John Ferrillo grew up in Bedford, playing oboe in the concert band of Bedford High School under the Concord Band’s first music director,
William M. Toland. Ferrillo will play three numbers for oboe and wind ensemble in his appearance with the Concord Band:
Autumn Soliloquy by James Barnes,
Gabriel’s Oboe by Ennio Morricone from the 1986 movie
The Mission, and Rimsky-Korsakov’s
Variations on a Theme by Glinka.
Harvard resident John Ferrillo played oboe in the Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra and attended Curtis Institute. Prior to joining the BSO in 2001, Ferrillo was the principal oboe in the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. He has taught and performed at the Aspen and Waterloo festivals and currently serves on the faculty of the New England Conservatory, Boston University, and the Boston University Tanglewood Institute.