Mr. Krishnan is a woodwind instrumentalist born and raised in Union City, CA currently residing outside of Eugene, OR. He is the instructor of oboe, bassoon, and clarinet at Linn Benton Community College in Albany, OR and oboe, bassoon, clarinet, and saxophone at Linfield University in McMinnville, OR. A graduate of San Jose State University and the University of Oregon, music performance began at a very young age for him when he started piano lessons. In fifth grade he began playing alto saxophone and in high school picked up soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, bassoon and contrabassoon, as well as clarinet. Attending San Jose State University gave him the opportunity to get hours of large and small ensemble experience on all of these in addition to several others: oboe and English horn; alto, bass, contra-alto, and contrabass clarinets; sopranino and bass saxophone. During his Masters in Oregon, the whole gamut was studied even further while also throwing in the flute family from piccolo through bass.
Outside of these year-round ensembles, Mr. Krishnan played with several musical theatre groups in the area (Children's Musical Theater of San Jose, Starstruck Theatre, for example). Primarily he was called to play "low reed books" which demand skill on baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, and bassoon. He also was involved greatly in the music education of youths in the Bay Area. High school marching bands have had him on staff teaching the visual aspects in addition to coaching woodwinds. This most recent working season he worked with Castro Valley High School in Castro Valley as visual caption head and drill writer. Formerly he taught Santa Teresa High School in San Jose, Amador Valley High School in Pleasanton, Lynbrook High School in San Jose, Fremont High School in Sunnyvale, and Los Gatos High School in Los Gatos. He was also on staff at Redwood Middle School in Saratoga teaching saxophone and Itliong - Vera Cruz Middle School, formerly Alvarado Middle School, in Union City (the program that raised him as a wind instrumentalist) teaching both brass and woodwinds.
While woodwinds are the main calling for Mr. Krishnan, he also spent a year in San Jose State's percussion ensemble, marched one winter season of Vanguard Winter Percussion in the cymbal line, played French horn in SJSU's Symphonic band, and played B-Flat horn, mellophone and trumpet in both the school's marching band and pep band for several years (and made a couple guest appearances on baritone and sousaphone).
Outside of these year-round ensembles, Mr. Krishnan played with several musical theatre groups in the area (Children's Musical Theater of San Jose, Starstruck Theatre, for example). Primarily he was called to play "low reed books" which demand skill on baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, and bassoon. He also was involved greatly in the music education of youths in the Bay Area. High school marching bands have had him on staff teaching the visual aspects in addition to coaching woodwinds. This most recent working season he worked with Castro Valley High School in Castro Valley as visual caption head and drill writer. Formerly he taught Santa Teresa High School in San Jose, Amador Valley High School in Pleasanton, Lynbrook High School in San Jose, Fremont High School in Sunnyvale, and Los Gatos High School in Los Gatos. He was also on staff at Redwood Middle School in Saratoga teaching saxophone and Itliong - Vera Cruz Middle School, formerly Alvarado Middle School, in Union City (the program that raised him as a wind instrumentalist) teaching both brass and woodwinds.
While woodwinds are the main calling for Mr. Krishnan, he also spent a year in San Jose State's percussion ensemble, marched one winter season of Vanguard Winter Percussion in the cymbal line, played French horn in SJSU's Symphonic band, and played B-Flat horn, mellophone and trumpet in both the school's marching band and pep band for several years (and made a couple guest appearances on baritone and sousaphone).
