Dr. David Cyzak (*see-zak) is the Oboe Professor at the University of Iowa. Recent performances in Austria, Czechia, Germany, Hungary, Peru, and Slovakia featured his playing and compositions in a program called “Classical–Poetry–Pop,” highlighting the intersection between classical music, poetry/spoken word, and popular music. This program builds on his Doctoral Thesis work analyzing Vinko Globokar’s Atemstudie (breath study) and Discours III, which explores how instrumentalists can “speak as you play and play as you speak.” Always investigating and sharing the tradition of classical music, his activities have focused on working with living composers to perform and premiere their works while seeking to illuminate classical music’s broad spectrum of expressive possibilities for any audience. He is thrilled to support new music in the Iowa community and looks forward to premiering and showcasing U of Iowa Composition Professor Dr. Matthew Arndt’s new composition for Oboe and Piano.