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  • April 7, 2026

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NameCesar Blas
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Country of permanent residence (address)Bolivia
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Country where currently studyingUnited States
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Phone Number5017332830
Age29
Of what nation(s) are you a citizen?Bolivia, Perú
A brief biography:

Cesar Blas is an oboist currently pursuing his Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Oklahoma, studying under Dr. Shawn Welk. Originally from La Paz, Bolivia, he began his musical training at the Conservatorio Plurinacional de Música in La Paz before completing both a Master of Music and a Graduate Certificate in Oboe Performance at the University of Central Arkansas under Dr. Lorraine Duso.
Blas has performed with numerous orchestras in his native Bolivia and has held principal positions with the Conway Symphony Orchestra and the OU Symphony Orchestra. As a soloist, he has appeared with the Orquesta Filarmónica de Tarija, Orquesta Sinfónica de la Universidad Loyola and made his American solo debut with the Conway Symphony, performing Vaughan Williams’s Oboe Concerto.

Select a Category
  • Oboe
  • Historical instruments
Masterclasses
Oboe
  • Peter Cooper - Brahms in Professional Oboe Auditions
  • Nicholas Daniel - Metamorphoses after Ovid
Historical Performance - Oboe/Bassoon
  • Katarzyna Pilipiuk - Baroque Oboe
Workshops / Interactive Classes
Please give your order of preference for all classes you'd like to be considered for. You may be selected to participate in a class that is not of your first choice.

Brahms in professional oboe auditions
Metamorphosis after Ovid
Baroque oboe

Proposed repertoire for the masterclass:Brahms Violin concerto excerpt. Britten Niobe from metamorphosis after Ovid. Marcello Oboe concerto in D minor 1st movement.
Confirmation Deadline
  • I will confirm my participation and register for the IDRS 2026 conference by May 15, 2026. Failure to do so will cause me to lose my place to applicants on the reserve list.
Registration Requirement:
Requirement: IDRS Membership
Recording release agreement: (Required for participation)
  • I hereby authorize the release of my performance at the IDRS 2026 conference for non-commercial use by conference attendees and IDRS members. This includes audio recordings and video recordings for the IDRS archives and website.