Biography
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.
