Dr. John L. Walker holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree and has served as principal oboe of the Orquesta Sinf¢nica de Guadalajara, the USAF Heritage of America Band, and the Orquesta Sinf¢nica Nacional del Ecuador. He has published articles in both English and Spanish about Latin American and Ecuadorian music in a number of music journals.

▪ bio current as of 2003