Cayden Bloomer is an oboist from the quaint coastal town of Pacific Grove, California, famously known as “Butterfly Town, U.S.A.” He is currently a fourth-year pursuing a Bachelor of Music in Performance at UCLA, where he studies with Dr. Jonathan Davis. Cayden has spent recent summers at the Brevard Music Center, the Hidden Valley Institute of the Arts as a Festival of Winds fellow, and the Kent Blossom Music Festival, where he performed with The Cleveland Orchestra.

Cayden has appeared at the Monterey and San Jose Jazz Festivals, the Santa Cruz Baroque Festival, and the Carmel Bach Festival. Most recently, he performed the Vaughan Williams Concerto as a guest soloist with the Diablo Symphony Orchestra and the UCLA Philharmonia after winning the 2024 Yen Liang Concerto Competition and the 2025 UCLA All-Star Competition.

At UCLA, Cayden is an active chamber musician in the Gluck Fellows Program, bringing educational and engaging performances to a wide range of community venues across Los Angeles County.