Svoboda is on
the faculty at Tanglewood Music Center. He
served as principal bassoonist of the Boston
Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Players
and has taught at the Grant Teton Orchestral
Seminar. He also taught at the Northeast
Conservatory of Music, Popkin-Glickman
Bassoon Camp and Symphony School of
America. He served 10 seasons as the
principal bassoon of the Jacksonville
Symphony. Svobda studied with William
Winstead, George Berry and Gary Echoles. Soundtrack recordings
include Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan. He joined the
Sarasota Music Festival faculty in 2005.