Dr. Sarah Wildey-Richmond is a sought-after performer and educator, teaching bassoon and music history and literature at the University of Texas at San Antonio. She formerly taught bassoon at Texas Lutheran University, bassoon and woodwind methods at Texas A&M University, Kingsville, and music appreciation at West Texas A&M University. Additionally, she maintains a private bassoon studio in San Antonio, Texas.
An avid orchestral musician, Sarah holds the contrabassoon chair with the Amarillo Symphony, a position she has held since 2013, and performs regularly with other orchestral groups throughout Texas, including the Kingsville Symphony, the Mid-Texas Symphony and Symphony Viva. Past engagements include the Indianapolis Symphony, Bloomington Camerata, Carmel Symphony, Columbus Philharmonic Des Moines Symphony, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Iowa, Lubbock Symphony, Roswell Symphony, Midland-Odessa Symphony, Victoria Symphony, the San Antonio Symphony, and the Corpus Christi Symphony.
Sarah most recently became a member of San Antonio’s Sonido Borocco, an early music ensemble where she performs on baroque and classical bassoon, as well as dulcian. As a chamber musician, Sarah is the principal bassoonist of The American Prize-winning group SA Harmonie and is active in chamber music with her colleagues.
Within Texas, Sarah is active in the Texas Music Educators Association, performing at the 2024 Texas Band Masters Association Clinic/Convention as part of a lecture recital on the benefits of chamber music in secondary education, and coached the 2025 TMEA Symphonic band All-State bassoonists. She has taught masterclasses across the state and enjoys working with band directors to strengthen basic knowledge of the bassoon, empowering band directors to have stronger, more successful bassoonists within their programs.
On the national level, Sarah is a member of The International Double Reed Society and was part of a world premiere for the 2024 Conference held in Flagstaff, Arizona. Additionally, Sarah performed at the 2025 Meg Quigley Vivaldi Symposium in Salem-Winston, North Carolina, where she was also a member of the competition committee.
Originally from Upstate New York, Sarah received her DMA from The University of Iowa under the tutelage of Benjamin Coelho. She also holds a MM degree from Indiana University where she studied bassoon with William Ludwig, and historical bassoon with Michael McCraw, and her BS in Music Education from York College of Pennsylvania.
Outside of music, Dr. Wildey is passionate about animal rescue and fosters primarily medical and special needs animals through Wayward Whiskers Foundation, Footbridge Foundation, and Second Chance Cavy rescue. She is the volunteer social media coordinator for both Wayward Whiskers and Footbridge Foundation. Dr. Wildey also enjoys volunteering with River Aid San Antonio (RASA) and the San Antonio River Warriors, a part of San Antonio River Authority (SARA), which seek to clean San Antonio’s waterways. During her free time, Dr. Wildey enjoys baking and cooking, and relaxes by knitting. She currently lives in San Antonio, Texas with her husband, Will, and far too many foster animals.