Judith Zunamon Lewis, Oboe

Assistant Principal Oboe / English Horn

Judith Zunamon Lewis has been a member of the Lyric Opera Orchestra oboe section since 2002. Prior to joining the orchestra, she appeared frequently as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral musician, performing with the Chicago, Boston, Honolulu, and Milwaukee symphony orchestras. She has also performed with the Joffrey, Kirov, Bolshoi, and American Ballet Theatre orchestras and is a former member of Music of the Baroque.

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Her summer festival appearances have included Ravinia, Grant Park, Bach Week, Bay Chamber, Midsummer’s Music, and the Bach Aria Festival. Judith has held teaching positions at DePaul University and Northern Illinois University and has performed chamber music with the Vermeer Quartet and Chicago Chamber Musicians. She was a finalist in the 1995 Lucarelli International Solo Oboe Competition.

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She earned both her B.A. and M.A. degrees with honors from Northwestern University, the latter in Counseling Psychology. While earning her degrees, she was named a Tanglewood Fellow, and her woodwind quintet won first prize in the Coleman Chamber Music Competition.

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“Having the privilege of performing the iconic English horn solos of the operatic repertoire as part of a world-class orchestra such as Lyric Opera of Chicago is a dream come true.”

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