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About Robert Weiner

Robert Weiner is an oboist with an individual musicality rooted in the Tabuteau-American tradition. He has taught Oboe at the University of Miami since 1998. Currently he performs as Principal Oboist in various South Florida orchestras including the Florida Grand Opera. He is a former Principal Oboist of the Oklahoma Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Oklahoma City, Mexico City Philharmonic, Bay View (Michigan) Music Festival, Atlantic Chamber Orchestra, Palm Beach Pops Orchestra, South Florida Symphony and Miami City Ballet. Additionally, Bob has been a guest Principal Oboist with the St. Louis Symphony and Florida Philharmonic. He has also performed with the American Symphony Orchestra, Rochester Philharmonic, New York City Ballet, Long Island Philharmonic, Bronx Arts Ensemble, Caramoor Festival, and Goldman Band.

As a soloist with orchestras Mr. Weiner has performed Concerti by Strauss, Mozart, Corigliano, Maderna, Vivaldi, Handel, Bach, Telemann, Marcello and Cimarosa. Active in the recording studios of Miami he has been light heartedly referred to as “the most recorded Tango oboist in the U.S.” Further recording experiences are extensive and include orchestral and chamber music repertoire for major labels and television in the United States and Mexico.

Past faculty affiliations include Cornell University, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City University and the Conservatory “Ollin Yoliztli” in Mexico City.

Acknowledged for his work on tone production, gouging machines and reed making, he has been in demand by professionals for advice and guidance in those areas.

Robert Weiner is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music and the State University of New York at Stony Brook. The teachers most directly influential to his “oboe life” were Robert Sprenkle, Ronald Roseman, Harold Gomberg, John Mack and Joseph Robinson. Profound influence can also be traced to Harry Shulman, Peter Bowman and Richard Woodhams.

As a composer and arranger he has written works for educational use in schools and youth orchestras in addition to the professional level. The creation of RobertWeinerMusic stems from work done for his oboe students.