Carroll W. Hardy
Pianist
Composer
Arranger

 

Carroll Hardy received his B.A. in music education and his M.M. in piano performance from the University of Northern Iowa.  He has had many years of experience in music education and currently teaches as adjunct faculty at Simpson College.  Mr. Hardy is also an active church musician.  As an arranger and composer, he has created numerous works for oboe and piano. In addition, he has written pieces for young band, solo piano, piano duet and two pianos.  Many of his works combine the sacred and classical.

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Amanda Hardy received her musical training at Drake University (M.M.) and the New England Conservatory (M.M. and G.D), where she studied oboe with Boston Symphony principal oboist John Ferrillo.  She is principle oboe of the Portland, Maine Symphony and is a frequent performer with the Boston Symphony and the Boston Pops, with whom she has both toured internationally and recorded.  Amanda also teaches at Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Boston University, and the New England Conservatory Preparatory School.  She began her study of the oboe with her father at age ten.