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Roger Cole is Principal oboe of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, a position he has held since 1976. He held the same position with the CBC Vancouver Orchestra until its end. Since 1998 he has been the principal oboist of the Carmel Bach Festival in California.He completed his studies as a scholarship student at Yale University and The Juilliard School.  He performs regularly in solo and chamber music recitals, and has appeared as soloist with the VSO and the CBC Vancouver Orchestra many times. He has recorded a CD for CBC Records entitled "The Expressive Oboe", and participated in the well-known summer music festivals at Aspen, Tanglewood and Malboro. Mr. Cole is an active supporter of the next generation. He teaches at the University of British Columbia and the Vancouver Academy of Music, and in June 2003, was named Music Director and Senior Orchestra Conductor of the Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra.