Aryn Day Sweeney was a recent prizewinner in the 2005 Barbirolli International Oboe Competition.  As a recipient of a prestigious Frank Huntington Beebe Foundation Fellowship to study abroad, she received a Solo Artist Diploma from the Royal College of Music in London, England.  She also holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Masters of Music Degree from Rice University in Houston, Texas and her Bachelor of Music Degree, Cum Laude from the University of Southern California.   Her primary teachers have been Nancy Ambrose King, Robert Atherholt, Allan Vogel, Neil Black, and John Anderson.

Dr. Sweeney has performed with several prominent artists including Zubin Mehta, Jeffery Tate, Peter Schrier, and members of the Dallas Symphony, Houston Symphony, and the Cleveland Orchestra.   As well as giving solo recitals throughout the United States and England, she was recently a featured performer on CBC Radio 2.  Dr. Sweeney has been a member of several established ensembles including Chicago Civic Orchestra, Windsor Symphony, Orchestra X, the Zephyr Wind Quintet, Dearborn Symphony, Plymouth Symphony and Orchestra Canton, Adrian Symphony, the Debut Orchestra, and the American Youth Symphony.  

In addition, she was also awarded scholarships to several exclusive music festivals including the Sarasota Music Festival, Music Academy of the West, Hot Springs Music Festival, and the North Carolina School for the Arts International Music Program.   Dr. Sweeney will be teaching at Idyllwild Summer Arts Festival this coming August.

Being interested in the scholarly research, she has had an article recently published in the International Double Reed Society Journal entitled "An Afternoons' Conversation with Neil Black" which explores the English oboe repertoire and the stylistic differences between national styles of playing.   Currently she is collaborating on the publishing and recording of works by the Baroque composer Joseph Fiocco for oboe and harpsichord. 

She has been on the faculties of Wayne State University, Wayne Community College, and is one of the newest members of Mesa State College in Grand Junction, CO where she lives with her husband and three cats; Simone, Pixie and Jinx.