Shane Werts

Shane Werts currently serves as Professor of Oboe at Colorado State University - Pueblo where he performs with the faculty woodwind quintet and teaches courses in applied oboe. He is a Doctoral Candidate at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music with a minor in Music Theory. Prior teaching positions include Associate Instructor of Oboe and Indiana University and Band Director at public schools in the Colorado mountains.

Shane has performed with groups across the country including the Boulder Philharmonic, Civic Orchestra of Chicago, New World Symphony, and many more. He has also toured internationally performing chamber music at venues in Germany, Austria, Slovakia, and Hungary. Shane can be heard playing principal oboe under the Naxos label on 2018 Grammy Nominated album performing 20th Century Orchestra Music with the National Orchestral Institute Festival Orchestra.

Shane has earned degrees from Colorado State University - Fort Collins (Bachelor of Music Education) and Indiana University Jacobs School of Music (Master of Music). Shane's professional affiliations include the National Association for Music Education, the International Double Reed Society, and the College Music Society.