Oved Rico
Resident Teaching Artist, WY Symphony Orchestra
Horn Coach
Born and raised in Worcester, Massachusetts, attending South High Community School, Oved is currently a graduate student at the Yale School of Music, where he is a student of William Purvis. An established chamber musician, Oved has performed at concert series for the Ladies Musical Club of Seattle, as well as the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival. Oved is a founding member of the wind quintet ZaRiah.
He has performed with multiple ensembles including the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, Mansfield Symphony Orchestra, New World Symphony, Northeastern PA Philharmonic and Chelsea Symphony Orchestra. A versatile musician, he was also the hornist on the 2nd National Tour of Anastasia the Musical performing in major cities including Austin, Dallas, Denver, Phoenix, and Santa Barbara.
Most recently, Oved was named a finalist in the Sphinx Orchestral Partners Association Excerpt Competition receiving the Most Outstanding Instrumentalist award in the Horn Category.
Along with performing, Oved is an avid educator. He is one of the brass coaches for the Worcester Youth Orchestra, and most recently joined the brass of the WYSO on an international tour in Europe. He was also the winds sectional coach at the Campamento Musical Juvenil in Panama City, Panama in 2018 and 2019.
Oved received a Bachelors of Music from Oberlin Conservatory studying under Jeff Scott and Roland Pandolfi.
Appointed January 2025
Resident Teaching Artist, WY Symphony Orchestra
Horn Coach
Born and raised in Worcester, Massachusetts, attending South High Community School, Oved is currently a graduate student at the Yale School of Music, where he is a student of William Purvis. An established chamber musician, Oved has performed at concert series for the Ladies Musical Club of Seattle, as well as the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival. Oved is a founding member of the wind quintet ZaRiah.
He has performed with multiple ensembles including the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, Mansfield Symphony Orchestra, New World Symphony, Northeastern PA Philharmonic and Chelsea Symphony Orchestra. A versatile musician, he was also the hornist on the 2nd National Tour of Anastasia the Musical performing in major cities including Austin, Dallas, Denver, Phoenix, and Santa Barbara.
Most recently, Oved was named a finalist in the Sphinx Orchestral Partners Association Excerpt Competition receiving the Most Outstanding Instrumentalist award in the Horn Category.
Along with performing, Oved is an avid educator. He is one of the brass coaches for the Worcester Youth Orchestra, and most recently joined the brass of the WYSO on an international tour in Europe. He was also the winds sectional coach at the Campamento Musical Juvenil in Panama City, Panama in 2018 and 2019.
Oved received a Bachelors of Music from Oberlin Conservatory studying under Jeff Scott and Roland Pandolfi.
Appointed January 2025
