Richard Rath is well known as a clinician/soloist throughout the United States. He served as Principal Oboist of the Oklahoma Sinfonia, Arkansas Symphony, Shreveport Symphony, and the South Dakota Symphony. Presently, Richard is Instructor of Oboe and Saxophone at Oral Roberts University, performs on both the oboe and saxophone with the Tulsa Philharmonic, and is Director of Music Ministries at FUMC Claremore. He has served on the faculties of The University of Tulsa, Augustana College, and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
Richard was on the Founding Committee of the International Double Reed Society and is a frequent performer at their Annual Conventions. He received his B.M.E. and M.M. Degrees from West Texas A&M University, with advanced work at The University of Southern Mississippi. His teachers include Dr. Gary Garner and Dr. William T. Gower. He studied oboe with Mr. John Mack of the Cleveland Orchestra and attended summer sessions with Dr. Eugene Rousseau.
