A native of Manchester, NH, Karl holds a Bachelors Degree from Oberlin College and a Masters Degree from University of Massachussetts Amherst. Karl was a member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago from 2004-2006. Aside from the Civic Orchestra, Karl has become a professional substitute of sorts, appearing with the Vermont, Albany (NY), Chicago, and Elgin Symphonies. Karl has also recently played with MusicNOW and the International Contemporary Ensemble. Karl serves as bassoon faculty at the Vermont Youth Orchestra Reveille! festival in Burlington, VT every summer and attended the Banff Centre for the Arts in Banff, Alberta, Canada as a member of the Hara Quintet in the summer of 2006. Karl’s principal teachers include Janet Polk, George Sakakeeny, Stephen Walt, and Bill Buchman.