Twin Cities & Central Minnesota // Online Oboe Lessons

Brendon Bushman is a Twin Cities based oboist, chamber musician, and dedicated teacher with 20+ years experience.

Lessons & Teaching

My studio includes beginners, college students, and everything in between, with students from ages 11 to 75. Having taught privately since 1999, my students have made district and state level honor bands in Georgia, Texas, and Minnesota. Students have gone on to study music at colleges including The University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Florida State University, Arizona State University, & Louisiana State University.

PRIVATE STUDIO
I maintain private studios in St. Cloud, MN and at Maestoso Music Studio in St. Louis Park, MN. Maestoso is conveniently located less than 15 minutes drive from Minnetonka, Edina, Golden Valley, & Eden Prarie, and 6 miles west of downtown Minneapolis.

For those in St. Paul and the East Metro, I am also on faculty at The Saint Paul Conservatory of Music. Go to their site to find out more about our offerings there, and to setup a free trial lesson.

I also offer online lessons via Zoom, FaceTime, & Skype! ALL AGES WELCOME! Get in touch today via the form below or call 612.399.OBOE (6263) for a free trial lesson.

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About Brendon

Brendon Bushman is a freelance musician and teacher based in the greater Twin Cities. He is currently principal oboist of the Saint Cloud Symphony Orchestra, oboe faculty at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University as well as the Saint Paul Conservatory of Music, and maintains private studios in St. Cloud & St. Louis Park.

In addition to the SCSO, Brendon can often be heard with the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra, Journey North Opera, Minnesota Dance Theatre, and accompanying Twin Cities choral groups including VocalEssence and the South Metro Chorale.
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Upcoming Performances

• Northern Lights Music Festival Presents: La Boheme. July 13-16th.
• Jurassic Park LIVE! - Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra.
  7pm August 19, 2023 DECC Symphony Hall, Duluth, MN.
• Masterworks 1: Amy Beach Gaelic Symphony + More. Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra.
  7pm September 16th, 2023. DECC Symphony Hall, Duluth, MN.
• Preview Concert + Guest Soloist, Barber Conzonetta w/ The Saint Cloud Symphony Orchestra.
  7:30pm September 21st, 2023. Ritsche Auditorium, SCSU Campus, Saint Cloud, MN.
• Presidential Inauguration, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University.
  September 22nd, 2023, Sacred Heart Cathedral, CSB.
• Nico Muhly's Dark Sisters w/ Journey North Opera.
  September 28th, 29th, 30th, and October 1, 2023. The Southern Theatre, Minneapolis, MN. Tickets and more info.
• Mahler 3 - Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra.
  October 7th, 2023. DECC Symphony Hall, Duluth, MN.
• Minnesota Sinfonia - Prokofiev "Classical" Symphony and more.
  October 20th at First Covenant Church, Saint Paul, and October 22nd, at The Basilica of St. Mary, Minneapolis. Details here.
• Masterworks 1, "Rebirth" - The Saint Cloud Symphony Orchestra
  October 28th, 7:30 at Ritsche Auditorium. More here.
• South Dakota Symphony: Patriotic Pops
  November 18th, 2023 at The Washington Pavilion.
• Bach Catanta 140, White Bear Lake UMC.December 17th, 10am.
• more soon...

Get In Touch

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