Richard Alan Svoboda

Background

Svoboda, Richard Alan was born on September 24, 1956 in Pocatello, Idaho, United States. Son of James Peter and Arlene Marie Svoboda.

Education

Bachelor of Music Education, U. Nebraska, 1978.

Career

Bassoon and contrabassoon, Omaha Symphony Orchestra, 1976-1978; bassoon and contrabassoon, Lincoln (Nebraska) Symphony Orchestra, 1977-1978; principal bassoon, St. Louis Philharmonic, 1978-1979; principal bassoon, Jacksonville (Florida) Symphony, 1979-1989; principal bassoonist, Boston Symphony Orchestra, since 1989. Bassoon instructor Symphony School American, LaCrosse, Wisconsin, 1981-1984, Grand Teton Orchestral Seminar, Teton Village, Wyoming, 1989. Professor bassoon New England Conservatory, Boston, since 1990.

Achievements

• Richard Alan Svoboda has been listed as a noteworthy Bassoonist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member International Double Reed Society.

Connections

Married Elizabeth Marts Foulser, May 28, 1989. Children: Erin Elizabeth, Katherine Joan.

Father:

James Peter Svoboda

Mother:

Arlene Marie Svoboda

Spouse:

Elizabeth Marts Foulser

child:

Katherine Joan Svoboda

child:

Erin Elizabeth Svoboda