A versatile musician, Dr. Ronnal Ford (@RonFordMusic and RonFordMusic.com)  currently holds the second oboe and English horn seat in the Fayetteville Symphony and is one of the principal oboists of the Colour of Music Festival. Additionally, he performs  with touring groups like Thee Phantom and the Illharmonic and plays in musical theatre  companies around North Carolina. The Fayetteville Symphony has also featured him as a  soloist on English horn (Aaron Copland’s “Quiet City”) and Alto Saxophone (John  Williams’s “Escapades” from Catch Me If You Can), and the Colour of Music Festival  has featured as a soloist in the Vivaldi Concerto for 2 Oboes. In addition to his  performance duties, Dr. Ford teaches at the University of North Carolina School of the  Arts and at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.