Kamil Tarnawczyk is a Polish American oboist and multi-instrumentalist, holding a Bachelor of Arts in music theory from the University of Washington where he studied oboe with Mary Lynch VanderKolk and Dan Williams. Kamil currently studies under Dr. Keri McCarthy at Washington State University where he is a graduate teaching assistant and performs regularly as a freelancer all across the Pacific Northwest, including serving as the 2nd Oboist of the Mid Columbia Symphony and principal Oboe of the WSU Symphony Orchestra. Kamil’s freelance career has included substitute positions and performances with the Yakima Symphony, Seattle Wind Symphony, Washington-Idaho Symphony, Seattle Philharmonic, and many more. A passionate chamber musician, Kamil was a fellow of the Imani Winds Chamber Festival in 2024, and was a founding member of the Viridian Winds wind quintet.