A musician of great sensitivity and dynamic stage presence” - Lawrence Barnabo, Duluth News Tribune, oboist Darci Gamerl's groundbreaking, collaborative artistry has redefined the definition of a successful career in classical music. Ms. Gamerl is a frequent guest artist & soloist in the United States and Canada. Her orchestral positions include the Duluth-Superior Symphony Orchestra, the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra, Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra, and the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra.

 

Ms. Gamerl composes, arranges and performs with her partner, Grammy nominated cellist, David Downing. Bel Canto Duo was recently awarded Outstanding New Artist by the Omaha Entertainment Awards. The duo performs across the country, recently presenting a recital & lecture at the International Double Reed Society Conference in Boulder, CO. As a chamber musician with her trio I the Siren, Ms. Gamerl received the finalist award for the American Prize in Chamber Music Performance. In 2021 she was a semi-finalist in the professional composition category for her work, The Seven Directions & is currently a finalist in the professional chamber music category (American Prize) with David Downing for their composition, Sacred Waters - penned for the documentary, Nebraska Flatwater.

 

A sought-after collaborator, Ms. Gamerl has premiered new works from composers such as Jonathan Leshnoff, Kelly Hale, Marie Rubis Bauer, Robert K. Mueller & Fabio Mengozzi. Upcoming commissions include a lecture-performance for the Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud, Nebraska for the sesquicentennial celebration of the author. The multi-movement, immersive composition will include selected passages from Cather's writing.

 

In addition to an active performing career, Ms. Gamerl continues to instruct privately - with former students winning jobs with major orchestras across the country. Upcoming commissions include a lecture-performance for the Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud, Nebraska for the sesquicentennial celebration of the author. The multi-movement, immersive composition will include selected passages from Cather's writing. In addition to an active performing career, Ms. Gamerl continues to instruct - with former students winning jobs with major orchestras across the country. 

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