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Upcoming concert
Mar 01, 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PMTown Hall, 1119 8th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101, USAJoseph Haydn - Symphony No. 104 ‘London’ Louis Moreau Gottschalk - A Night in the Tropics (II. Allegro) Viet Cuong - Extra(ordinarily) Fancy | Susan Jacoby and Logan Esterling, oboes Aaron Copland - El Salon Mexico
Meet the solists!
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Susan Jacoby began her journey with the oboe at the young age of 14 while sitting on a hill in Houston’s Hermann Park. Immersed in the music of a production of South Pacific, she declared to herself: “That’s what I’m going to do when I grow up!”.
Ms. Jacoby attended the University of Washington, earning a Master of Music in Oboe Performance and has been performing in various groups throughout the Northwest for over 20 years. One of her most treasured memories was soloing in the premiere of Warlen Bassham’s concerto for oboe entitled “Hoboe”, under the musical direction of Joseph Pollard White!
Currently Principal Oboe for the Sammamish Symphony, a performing member of the Puget Chamber Winds, Susan also freelances throughout the Greater Seattle area. As a private instructor, she maintains a studio in Auburn, is the Professor of Oboe at Pierce College, and teaches in Issaquah.
She also treasures this wonderful opportunity to take the stage with her former high school oboe student, Logan Esterling for today’s performance of “Extra(ordinarily)
Fancy”, composed by Viet Cuong.
Logan Esterling currently holds the title of English Horn and 3rd Oboe with the Yakima Symphony Orchestra and Symphony Tacoma. He regularly performs with orchestras throughout the Pacific Northwest, including Seattle Symphony, Seattle Opera, and Pacific Northwest Ballet.
Mr. Esterling’s freelance career has led him to perform with internationally acclaimed artists, including Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban, Evanescence, The Who, Lindsey Stirling, and "Weird Al" Yankovic. He has recorded music for the video game Destiny 2, the DreamWorks short Bird Karma, and prominent modern composers such as Christopher Tyler Nickel.
Mr. Esterling graduated from the University of Washington, where he studied with Mary Lynch. A passionate and dedicated teacher himself, he serves on the faculty of Central Washington University, University of Puget Sound, DigiPen Institute of Technology, and Marrowstone Music Festival.
