Shane Werts became Adjunct Professor of Oboe at CSU-Pueblo in 2020. In addition to his duties at CSU-Pueblo, he is in the final stages of his doctoral degree from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music where he help the position of Associate Instructor of Oboe from 2017-2019. As an orchestral musician, Shane has performed with the New World Symphony, Civic Orchestra of Chicago, Boulder Philharmonic, Wyoming Symphony, Steamboat Springs Symphony, Peoria Symphony, Bloomington Chamber Singers, Anderson Symphony, and more. He has toured internationally performing chamber music at venues in Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Slovakia with Colorado State University Faculty. He currently runs a music studio in Summit County, Colorado while maintaining an active performing career.
Shane earned his Bachelor of Music Education degree from Colorado State University - Fort Collins, and his Master of Music degree from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. His primary teachers have been Linda Strommen, Roger Roe, Gary Moody, and Kenny Evans.
