Nathan Hughes, oboe, joined the Seattle Symphony as principal oboe in December 2002. Prior to coming to Seattle, he served as principal oboe of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and as associate principal oboe of the San Francisco Symphony.

Mr. Hughes’ solo appearances have included the Seattle Symphony, Savannah Symphony, and the Verbier (Switzerland) Festival Orchestra. A prolific chamber musician, he has collaborated with Mitsuko Uchida and Richard Goode at the Marlboro Music Festival, Andre Watts at Lincoln Center, and with the MET Chamber Ensemble at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall. He has also participated in numerous music festivals including Tanglewood Music Center, Aspen Music Festival, Spoleto USA, Sarasota Music Festival, and with the Jerusalem International Festival Orchestra.

Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Nathan Hughes earned degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music, and from The Juilliard School, where he studied with Elaine Douvas. Mr. Hughes currently teaches at the University of Washington. His performance in Marc Neikrug’s Through Roses marks his first appearance with Music of Remembrance.