Louis Grace, oboist, began his oboe studies with Lois Wann in the pre-college division of the Manhattan School of Music, and then continued with her in the pre-college division of The Juilliard School of Music. During his college years, he studied with David Weber at Oberlin College, and with Engelbert Brenner, retired English Hornist of the New York Philharmonic. Shortly after he arrived in Santa Barbara, Louis played for several years in the UCSB Symphony. He is currently principal oboist in the SBCC Symphony, and in the West Coast Symphony (Mozart by Candlelight, Santa Barbara July Fourth concert, end-of-Fiesta free concert). Louis holds a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Michigan, and he is the lecture demonstration coordinator in the physics department at UCSB.