Barbara LaFitte Oboist has long been a prominent figure in the Boston music scene. She was the principal oboist in the Boston Ballet Orchestra and held the English horn position in the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra from 1994 to 2020, collaborating with conductors John Williams and Keith Lockhart. LaFitte was also a member of the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, contributing to a recording catalog of more than 100 new works. She wrote and teaches the Practicing Techniques for Musicians course with Berklee Online.