Dane Bennett is an active freelance performer and music educator based in Boston, Massachusetts.

He completed his MM at the New England Conservatory of Music in 2024 under the mentorship of Mark McEwen. A recipient of the Presidential Distinction Award, Dane regularly performed with the NEC Philharmonia and the NEC Wind Ensemble. Prior to NEC, Dane earned a BM in oboe performance at the University of Kentucky, where he studied under Dr. ToniMarie Marchioni and performed with the UK Symphony Orchestra, the UK Wind Symphony, and numerous wind quintets.

Dane is deeply passionate about his craft and believes that continual curiosity and growth as a musician are essential to being an effective teacher. In pursuit of this philosophy, he has attended numerous masterclasses with prominent oboists, including: Andreas Wittmann, Jaren Atherholt, Jared Hauser, Mary Lindsey Bailey, Nicholas Stovall, Elaine Douvas, Theresa Delaplain, and Titus Underwood. Dane has also performed at the MasterWorks Summer Festival, Hidden Valley Oboe Seminar, and the Decoda Skidmore Chamber Music Institute. In 2018, he was a semifinalist in the Donald Runnicles Musical Arts Scholarship Competition at the Grand Teton Music Festival and graduated as a two-time John Philip Sousa Award winner from his hometown of Worland, Wyoming.