Staff & faculty
Anne Pinkerton
AFA at HSPVA Chamber Music Oboe
Anne Pinkerton is an oboist originally from the Chicago area. Especially interested in new music and often utilizing a background in dance, she enjoys curating and performing interdisciplinary works and collaborating with other artists. Anne is the oboist in Reeds and Keys organ and oboe duo, performing with her husband, organist Matthew Dion. Anne is currently acting assistant principal/second oboe with the San Antonio Philharmonic, oboist with Opera in the Heights, and plays as a substitute with the Houston Symphony, Houston Ballet Orchestra, and Louisiana Philharmonic. As a private teacher, Anne maintains a teaching studio among several schools in the greater Houston area, and is the adjunct oboe instructor at Houston Christian University. She studied at Oberlin Conservatory and Colburn Conservatory, and recently graduated from Rice University.