Oboist Carrie Vecchione is an active performer and teacher in the Minnesota Twin Cities. She is one half of the award-winning musical duo OboeBass! with bassist Rolf Erdahl. OboeBass! is the only professional oboe/bass duo in the world. Their mission is to keep music alive through concerts and educational programs. They have commissioned many new works for this ensemble effectively creating an oboe/bass genre and have won commission grants from Chamber Music America, the Fromm Foundation, the Barlow Endowment, and the Jerome Foundation. Vecchione performs with the The Northern Lights Music Festival and is a freelance musician in the Twin Cities. She has also been a member of The Duluth/Superior Symphony, The Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra and The Baton Rouge Symphony. Erdahl performs with the Mankato Symphony and teaches at Gustavus Adolphus College. He has been a member of the Honolulu Symphony and the Bergen Philharmonic.