Erica Howard has been a member of the CSO since 2011 and has served as Principal Oboe since 2014. They are also Principal Oboe of the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra and play English horn with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, and they regularly perform with a number of other ensembles, including the Atlanta Symphony, Atlanta Opera, Chattanooga Symphony, and Cayuga Chamber Orchestra. Erica is a Visiting Lecturer at Cornell University and previously was an adjunct music faculty member at the Alabama School of Fine Arts. They received their Bachelor's of Music degree from Indiana University, where they were a student of Linda Strommen. When they aren’t making oboe reeds, Erica enjoys hiking, knitting, cooking, and spending time with their wife and four cats.
