- To Foster Love and Camaraderie
- To Inspire Excellence, Artistry, Individuality and Love of the Arts
- To Model and Mentor Character and Integrity
- To Help Each Student Become their Own Best Teacher
"It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge."
Albert Einstein
Former Students have held or currently hold positions with:
Recent Appointments:
University of Wisconsin - Madison (Faculty)
San Francisco Orchestra
Navy Field Band
University of Oklahoma (Faculty)
A Selection of Other Positions:
The Metropolitan Opera Company
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Saint Louis Symphony
National Symphony
San Antonio Symphony
Rochester Philpharmonic
Jerusalem Philharmonic
Mexico City Philharmonic
Honolulu Symphony
Spokane Symphony
Grand Rapids Symphony
Wichita Symphony
Wichita State University (Faculty)
United States Navy Band
United States Coast Guard Band
The Julliard School Pre-College Faculty
Stephen Austin State University (Faculty)
Auburn University (Faculty)
New Haven Symphony
Nashville Symphony
Midland-Odesa Symphony
Canton Symphony
Chattanooga Symphony
Atlanta Opera
Birmingham Symphony
Portland Opera
United States Army Field Band
"If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams and endeavors to live a life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unsuspected in common hours."
Henry David Thoreau
Reference Materials
A Student's Guide to Preparing for College Auditions
Components of a Good Basic Warm Up
Becoming Your Own Best Teacher in Artistry and Interpreation
Career Planning (Dreams, Aspirations and Timeline)
IDRS 2024 Strommen Lecture (PowerPoint PDF): How to Become Our Own Best Teachers as Artists
Orchestral Repertoire / Audition Preparation
How to Prepare Orchestral Parts (and excerpts)
Standard Orchestral Repertoire List - Course I
Standard Orchestral Repertoire List - Course II
Standard Orchestral Audition Excerpts - Course I
Standard Orchestral Audition Excerpts - Course II
Eric Ewazen Concertos (Commissioned by Linda Strommen)
Down a River of Time (Concerto for Oboe & Strings, 1999)
- Oboe/piano reduction and orchestra study score are available for purchase from Hal Leonard Corporation (Published by Southern Music Company).
- The oboe and string parts are available for rental from Hal Leonard Corporation. Contact Elissa Otterness directly at rental@laurenkeisermusic.com or at (855) 259-6495.
- Ewazen/Southern Program Notes
- Intriguing New Work for the Oboe by Julie Gulasy.
IDRS - The Double Reed Journal Edition Vol. 24 . No. 2, 2001- Eric Ewazen Biography
- An interview by Erin Banholzer with Linda Strommen, the Julliard School, NY, November 2015
- Eric Ewazen's "Down a River of Time": An analysis with commentary from the composer by Erin Banholzer, Mason Gross Schoot of the Arts, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, April 11, 2016 (Link to be added soon)
Hold Fast Your Dreams (Concerto for Oboe & Wind Ensemble, 2010)
- Program Notes ~ Indiana University Premiere (Coming Soon)
- Score Notes
- IDRS 2010
Linda Strommen Premiers New Work for Oboe and Wind Ensemble- The oboe/piano concert version has been published and is available from Theodore Presser Company or other music dealers as of February 2013. Note that the pre-published versions prior to February 2013 contain errors. Please consult the published oboe/piano score to see important changes.
- The oboe/wind ensemble score and parts are available for rental from Theodore Presser Company as of February 2013. Please consult the oboe/piano published edition for changes in the oboe part, and contact the composer for wind ensemble score changes.
- Eric Ewazen has recently orchestrated the second concerto. The orchestra score and parts will be available for rental in 2016.
- An Interview with Eric Ewazen by Terry B. Ewell
IDRS The Double Reed Vol. 38 . No. 3, Fall 2015
Reed Talk Podcast: Episode 19 with Linda Strommen
Understanding the Oboe Reed by Graham Salter, American Contribution by Elaine Douvas and Linda Strommen
"Understanding the Oboe Reed" Linda Strommen Prose of Background
Reed Class Materials by Linda Strommen and Elaine Douvas - 2008 Version
(a work in progress)
Class I - Early Stages of Reed Making