LINDABETH BINKLEY is currently Associate Professor of Oboe at Central Michigan University and Principal Oboe of the Flint Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Binkley also performs regularly with the Powers Woodwind Quintet, a CMU faculty ensemble, and can be heard performing on their 2017 Centaur Records release, Hidden Gems (CEN 3528). As a soloist, she is frequently heard in recital at International Double Reed Society Conferences and as a visiting guest artist on college campuses throughout the United States. A dedicated teacher, her students are accepted into top tier graduate programs or become music educators in many of Michigan's best music programs.