LUKE SIMONSON


OBOE, ENGLISH HORN, REEDS

Biography


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Photograph by Elena Sloman

Luke Simonson is an active freelancer, session musician, teacher, and reed-maker based in Nashville, Tennessee. Though native to southern Minnesota, Luke has toured around the country and internationally in Spain, France, Italy, Argentina, and Uruguay. He has also made appearances with Mainly Mozart All-Star Orchestra, Gateway Chamber Orchestra, Murfreesboro Symphony, American Modern Orchestra, Mankato Symphony Orchestra, and the Minnetonka and St. Peter Choral Societies.

As a session musician in Nashville, Luke can be heard on several films, video games, and TV series soundtracks. He has recorded for Sony, Disney, Nintendo, Netflix, and Facebook. Some of his favorites include video games Multiversus, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Hearthstone, and Forspoken the Netflix series Spaceforce, films Harriet and American Underdog, and album Symphony Sessions by Cody Fry.

Luke is dedicated to teaching the next generation of oboists. He currently serves as Adjunct Professor of Oboe at Lipscomb University in Nashville, as well as Adjunct Professor at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, TN. In addition to teaching, Luke Simonson makes and sells professional oboe and English horn reeds. His reeds offer a rich tone, stability in all ranges, and impeccable response.

Luke Simonson earned his MM in Oboe Performance and Literature from the Eastman School of Music, where he studied with Richard Killmer. He also holds an undergraduate degree from St. Olaf College, where he studied with Dana Maeda. In his free time, he enjoys cooking new recipes, walking around the neighborhood, and learning computer programming languages.

Credits


Film and TV

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Video Games

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Albums

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Musicals

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Attractions

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Media


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Reeds


Luke Simonson strives to craft professional oboe and English horn reeds with a warm tone, stable pitch, and precise response in all ranges. Every reed is personally handmade by Luke Simonson to suit students, amateurs, and professionals.

Just beginning to play oboe?

So many students come into their first lesson with machine-made reeds that are absolutely unplayable, making oboe more difficult to learn. When students play on my reeds, they immediately get better results. Lone Pine Reeds provide ease of response, pitch stability, and a controlled tone, all of which will greatly aid the beginning oboist.

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Professional Oboe Reed

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Oboe Reed Blank


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Professional English Horn Reed

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English Horn Blank

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Shaped Oboe Cane

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Shaped English Horn Cane

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Gouged Oboe Cane

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