Oboes

Peter Bowman
Principal
Morton D. May Chair

Peter Bowman joined the St. Louis Symphony as Principal Oboe in September 1977. Prior to his appointment here, he served for six years as Principal Oboe of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra...view bio

Barbara Herr Orland
Assistant Principal

Barbara Orland was born in Paxinos, Pennsylvania, and has served as Assistant Principal Oboe with the St. Louis Symphony since 1976...view bio

Philip Ross

Philip Ross joined the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra in September 2005. A native of Jonesboro, Arkansas, he first studied oboe under the direction of his father, Dan Ross, Professor of Double Reeds at Arkansas State University...view bio

Carolyn Banham (Oboe & English Horn)

Carolyn Banham has been a proud member of the St. Louis Symphony since 2006, when  she was appointed to the Solo English horn chair by Music Director David Robertson. A native of Philadelphia, she attended Temple University and studied with renowned Philadelphia Orchestra English hornist emeritus Louis Rosenblatt....view bio