David Sussman has served as Assistant Principal Oboe and English horn in the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra since 1981. He is known for his expressive playing on the oboe, oboe d’amore and English horn.  He has appeared as soloist with the Alberta Baroque Ensemble, the Kensington Sinfonia, the Calgary Bach Festival Society and the CPO. He has been featured soloist for the Bio-Mechanical World Congress, has performed twice at annual conventions of the International Double Reed Society, performed with the Mount Royal Wind Quintet and the chamber groups Rosa Selvatica, Aubade and Land’s End, and has been heard many times on CBC Radio Two.  David is a dedicated and enthusiastic educator, teaching oboe students of all ages and coaching chamber music at the Mount Royal University Conservatory, the University of Calgary and the University of Lethbridge. He has also taught adult music appreciation courses for the Calgary Board of Education, penned dozens of articles for the CPO’s Prelude magazine, and spent several summers teaching adult sailing classes.