Grace Johnson, oboe, (2005, 09) is the 2nd Oboist in the Albany Symphony and the Associate Oboe Teacher at the Manhattan School of Music. An active orchestral musician, Grace has performed with the New York Philharmonic, the Baltimore Symphony, the Richmond Symphony, the Vermont Symphony, and the Albany Symphony. Grace earned her bachelors degree from the Peabody Conservatory in 2006 and completed a Masters Degree in Orchestral Oboe Performance at the Manhattan School of Music in 2008. Grace hopes to return to the festival in 2010.