Vanguard Reed Quintet

Sagar Anupindi

Oboe

Sagar Anupindi is a founding member of Vanguard Reed Quintet, who were awarded second prize at the Dale and Nancy Briggs Chamber Music Competition in 2017. Sagar competed in the same competition in 2018 with his woodwind quintet, Vayu Quintet, and received third prize. An avid performer of new music, Sagar has been involved in upwards of 15 premieres and commissions, including the 2018 world premiere performances of Jules Pegram’s one-act opera Higher Ground.

In 2016, Sagar had the privilege of performing Charles Gounod’s Petite symphonie alongside faculty members at the Orford Academy. In 2018, he performed in a side-by-side concert with the Grammy-nominated ensemble, Imani Winds. He has also made appearances performing with the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra, the Ann Arbor Camerata and the Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra. In addition, Sagar has performed in a number of master classes for renowned oboists including Alex Klein (Chicago Symphony Orchestra) and Christoph Hartmann (Berlin Philharmonic).

Sagar completed his Bachelor of Music at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, and Dance in April 2018, where he studied with Dr. Nancy Ambrose King. He has performed with the University of Michigan Symphony Band under the direction of Michael Haithcock and the University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Kenneth Kiesler and Oriol Sans. He can be heard on a recent album by the University of Michigan Symphony Band, Bolcom and Friends, in works featuring soloists Joseph Alessi (New York Philharmonic) and William Campbell (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Symphony). Sagar is presently pursuing a Master of Music degree at the Eastman School of Music, studying with Richard Killmer.

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