About me
Dr. Christian Tran is the Assistant Professor of Oboe at Brigham Young University. As a performer, he has enjoyed a varied career, including playing at casinos in Las Vegas, cafes in Hanoi, elementary school classrooms in Jersey City, and New York City’s Carnegie Hall. While in New York City, he worked with many notable ensembles, such as Protestra, the New Amsterdam Opera, the Garden State Philharmonic, and the Chelsea Symphony, to name a few.
A fierce supporter of fellow Vietnamese musicians, Christian has extensively researched, cataloged, and performed oboe repertoire by Vietnamese composers. In 2019, he was invited to give the opening recital of the International Double Reed Society Convention in Tampa, Florida where he showcased this music. Christian also advocates regularly for new music and has premiered or commissioned works by many composers, including Alexandros Darna, David Ashton, and Judith Shatin.
Prior to his appointment at BYU, Christian taught undergraduate oboe students and chamber music at Stony Brook University. He additionally has taught at the Marymount School of New York and the Vietnam National Academy of Music Pre-College. He maintains a diverse private studio where he loves to teach musicians of all ages and abilities.
Christian holds degrees from Stony Brook University (DMA), Manhattan School of Music (MM), and Brigham Young University (BM). His primary teachers include James Austin Smith, Stephen Taylor, Geralyn Giovannetti, and Martin Radunz.