Charles O. Veazey is Regents Professor of Music and Coordinator of Woodwind Instruction at the University of North Texas. He holds the B.M.E and the M.M. in Music Composition from the University of Texas at Austin and the D.M.A. in Oboe Performance from the University of Michigan. He has held full-time positions with the San Antonio Symphony Orchestra, Northern Michigan University and West Texas State University.
Veazey maintains an active schedule as clinician, soloist and chamber and
orchestral musician. A recent performance of Benjamin Britten's Phantasy Quartet
with the Ft. Worth Chamber Music Society was commended in the Star-Telegram:
"...the oboist's pristine, lyric, tone floated easily over the alternately
slender and complex texture of the strings". His recording of Fisher
Tull's Concertino for Oboe and Winds is available on Klavier (KCD11071).
In the spring of 1997, he had the honor of premiering David Maslanka's Sonata
for Oboe and Piano under the direction of the composer.
For 12 years, he served on the Executive Board of the International Double Reed Society as President, First Vice President and Immediate Past President. Prior to that time, he served as Chair of the Fernand Gillet Young Artist Competition. His research into laryngeal function of woodwind instrumentalists during performance has been presented in Tibia (A German periodical), and for the National Flute Association in St. Louis, the International Double Reed Society at the North Carolina School of the Arts and in Manchester, England.
On August 21, 2000, Veazey was presented the UNT President's Council Teaching Award, a University wide honor. Former students have performed as regular members in the orchestras of Cleveland, San Francisco, Atlanta, Dallas, New Orleans, Honolulu, Oakland, Ft. Worth, Houston Opera/Ballet Orchestra, Dallas Lyric Opera, Dallas Opera Association et al. Others are presently serving on the faculties of the University of Georgia, University of Wyoming, Stephen F. Austin University, Texas Tech University, Youngstown State University, Arkansas Tech University, University of South Florida, Kent State University, University of Texas at Arlington, University of Idaho, Austin Peay College and Murray State University.
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