Shannon Spicciati

Shannon Spicciati enjoys an active performance and teaching career in the Seattle metropolitan
area. She is currently principal oboist of the Northwest Sinfonietta and Auburn Symphony. She
has performed extensively with the Seattle Symphony and Seattle Opera on oboe and English
horn, and has been featured as soloist with SSO multiple times. As a teacher, Ms. Spicciati has
held faculty positions at Pacific Lutheran University and the University of Washington, and has
taught and coached middle and high school students for more than 25 years.

Ms. Spicciati performs regularly with Pacific Northwest Ballet orchestra, and has played with the
Oregon Symphony, Tacoma Symphony, Oregon Ballet Theatre, and numerous other ensembles.
She has participated in festivals including the Oregon Coast Music Festival, Icicle Creek Music
Festival in Leavenworth, WA, the Marrowstone Music Festival and the Schlossfestspiele in
Heidelberg, Germany. Ms. Spicciati holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music, and the
University of Washington.