Angela Scates, a twenty-one year old oboist, has appeared as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral performer throughout numerous venues across the U.S. In 2019, Angela reached semi-finalist status with the National Endowment of the Arts’ Presidential Scholar program, was named a National YoungArts Foundation Competition Finalist, and was a Finalist in the Interlochen Arts Academy Concerto Competition. 

 

Angela is a featured oboe soloist on "One Afternoon" from the album Espresso, recorded by Bob James, an American Grammy Award-winning jazz keyboardist, arranger, and record producer. The album was released on August 31st of 2018. In September of 2018, Angela was interviewed and performed on Interlochen Public Radio.

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At only thirteen years old, Angela decided to leave home and devote all of her time into her musical interests by attending Interlochen Arts Academy as a boarding student in the fall of 2015, studying under the direction of Dan Stolper and Dane Philipsen. During her four years at Interlochen, she was a 2017 and 2018 recipient of the Interlochen Fine Arts Award in Music, and in 2019 received the prestigious Interlochen Young Artist Award. 

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Angela made her solo debut at only 13 years old at Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall. 

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Angela currently attends The Juilliard School where she studies the oboe under Elaine Douvas.