Troy Davis

Troy Davis

is a freelance oboist, conductor, and vocalist from the San Francisco Bay Area. He performs regularly in local symphony orchestras, opera, ballet, & musical pit orchestras, and wind bands. He is currently the Director of Instrumental Music & Jazz Studies at West Valley College, the Camp Director at Hayward La Honda Music Camp, and Director Emeritus of the Oakland Municipal Band. He has served on faculty at Boston University, San José State University, San Francisco State University, and the College of San Mateo. Troy sings with the Peninsula Cantare Chorus and was a member of the Grammy-winning San Francisco Symphony Chorus, with whom he recorded three albums. He has performed with many great artists including The Grateful Dead, The Drifters, Sumi Jo, Dmitri Matheny, Taylor Eigsti, Mic Gillette, Garth Brooks, Robin Williams, Pete Escovedo, and Michael Tilson Thomas. He studied oboe at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and earned his advanced degrees from Notre Dame de Namur University (MM, Music Education) and Boston University (DMA, Music Education). When not performing, he loves traveling, food & wine, reading, and communing with animals, especially cats.