Dr. Nathan Koch is the Assistant Professor of Bassoon and Music Theory at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the newest member of the resident faculty woodwind quintet, the Moran Quintet. Previously he served as the Associate Professor of Bassoon on the faculty of Sam Houston State University while maintaining an active freelancing career in Houston and around the state of Texas, including regular performances with the Houston Grand Opera Orchestra, the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra, the Austin Symphony, the Austin Lyric Opera, the Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra, and the Victoria Bach Festival.