Tim Daniels has held the English horn and Section oboe chair with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra since the fall of 2021. He previously held the same position with the Kansas City Symphony, with which he was a featured soloist on Aaron Copland’s Quiet City. He has performed with numerous orchestras including the San Francisco, New World, and Memphis Symphonies as well as the Metropolitan Opera and IRIS Orchestras. He held fellowships at the Aspen Music Festival, National Orchestral Institute, National Repertory Orchestra, Pacific Music Festival of Japan, and Spoleto Festival USA.

Tim holds degrees from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the Juilliard School, and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. His primary teachers include Elaine Douvas, Eugene Izotov, and Robert Walters. He is a proud graduate of the Interlochen Arts Academy, where he studied under the late Daniel Stolper.

When he isn’t playing with the FWSO, you can find Tim hitting on the tennis court or working to perfect his pizza recipe with his violist wife, Rachel, and their two cats, Mika and Mister.