Kirby 1 Jennifer M. Kirby, Oboe & English horn/Educator 1610 S Dorchester Dr #28, Bloomington IN 47401 816.294.4758 [email protected] http://jennifermkirby.net EDUCATION AND HONORS Indiana University, Bloomington, IN Doctor of Music in Oboe Performance August 2013 Minors: Music History & Literature and Early Music Document: “Le Doux Chant: Performance Practice in French Oboe Music from 1650-1770 and Its Application to Modern Performance.” Graduate Music Merit Award Performer’s Diploma in Oboe Performance 2009 Master of Music in Oboe Performance 2008 Outside Field: Early Music Merle Evans Fellowship, Graduate Music Merit Award Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO Bachelor of Arts in Music, suma cum laude 2006 Area of Concentration: Performance President’s Honor Roll, University Platinum Regents Scholarship, Department of Music Performance Scholarship, Vernon J. Barret Memorial Scholarship, Music Literature Top Scholarship Award Kappa Kappa Psi, Kappa Delta Chapter, Maryville, MO Alfred E. Sergel Band Award 2006 Sigma Alpha Iota, Epsilon Phi Chapter, Maryville, MO College Honor Award 2004 TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Private Studio - Oboe, Clarinet, Saxophone, and Tutoring in Music Theory 2003-Present Maintained a studio of two to five full-time middle, high school, undergraduate, and graduate level students on oboe, as well as students who double on other woodwinds. Private tutoring in written and aural music theory at the collegiate level. Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Bloomington, IN Associate Instructor - Assistant to Professor Linda Strommen 2008-2011 Taught non-major students and Freshmen/Sophomore technical proficiency courses and reeds. Ran select master classes (including reed making and repair) and coached chamber ensembles. Assisted in studio planning and preparation of documents. Co-Instructor - Oboe Pedagogy 2010-2011 Led undergraduate pedagogy course under the supervision of Linda Strommen. Led undergraduate independent study in pedagogy under the supervision of Roger Roe. 2013 Kirby 2 Northwest Missouri State University Music Camp of Excellence, Maryville, MO Instructor - Double Reeds, Musicianship and General Courses 2003-2011 Ran double reed sectionals, taught master classes and private lessons on oboe, bassoon, and Clarinet. Designed and taught courses in music theory, music history, and world music. Northwest Missouri State University Talent Development Center, Maryville, MO Supplemental Instructor - Music Theory 2004-2005 Ran study and review sessions, collaborated with Professors Rebecca Dunnell and Chris Gibson for assignments and examinations for Freshmen music theory courses. General Tutor - Music Theory, World History, and General Education Courses 2004-2005 College Reading and Learning Association Certified Level 2 tutor. MENC Junior High Contest, Maryville, MO Woodwind Adjudicator - Northwest Missouri District Solo and Ensemble Contest 2005-2006 Judged and coached junior high students on double and single reeds. Four-State Honor Band, Maryville, MO Section Leader - Double Reeds 2005-2006 Led double reed sectionals and rehearsals for the Four-State Honor Band, which included students from nearby districts in Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas. Repair Technition – Oboe and Woodwind Repair 2006-Present Self taught oboe and woodwind repair person, with many hours of observation served with Carlos Coehlo. Replace pads, corks, springs, minor keywork, tuning, and minor crack repair. PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS Noon Talk Lecture Series 2013 Indiana University Art Museum “Song of the Muse: Ancient Greek Music, Mythology, and Iconography” Lecture Recital Performed at Indiana University 2013 “Le Doux Chant: Performance Practice in French Oboe Music from 1650-1770 and Its Application to Modern Performance” Journal of the International Double Reed Society The Double Reed, Vol. 33 No. 3 2010 “Linda Strommen Premiers New Work for Oboe and Wind Ensemble” Indiana University Oboe Studio Master Class Lecture Presentation - Woodwind Literature Project 2009 “20th Century Techniques and Berio’s Sequenza VII” Northwest Missouri State University Celebration of Quality Symposium Paper Presentations - Music Literature Projects “To Find ‘It’ That Transcends Logic: The Aesthetics of Music in the Ancient East and West” 2006 “Genius Once Forgotten: The Oboe Concerti of Antonio Vivaldi” 2005 “Song of the Muse: Music Theory and Music in the Society of Ancient Greece” 2004 Kirby 3 PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE RECORDINGS: National Commercial for IU Opera Program (Produced by Jo Throckmorton), English horn 2013 Bohemian Rhapsody Project (IU Radio/TV & Recording Arts Collaboration), English horn 2013 Available on iTunes late 2013, Preliminary video posted on Youtube.com ORCHESTRAL: Columbus Indiana Philharmonic (Columbus, IN), English horn 2013-present Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra (Terre Haute, IN), English horn 2012-present Rossini, William Tell Overture Beach, Gaelic Symphony Rachmaninoff, Symphony No. 2 Bloomington Bach Cantata Project (Bloomington, IN) 2012-present J.S. Bach, Cantata No. 26, Baroque Oboe J.S. Bach, Cantata No. 41, Baroque Oboe J.S. Bach, Canata No. 1, Solo English Horn Columbus Symphony Orchestra (Columbus, IN), Second Oboe 2011-present Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition Owensboro Symphony Orchestra (Owensboro, KY), Substitute Oboe 2010-present Outreach Concerts Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra (Indianapolis, IN), Third Oboe 2013 Bach, B Minor Mass Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (Indianapolis, IN), Substitute 2010-2012 Children’s Discovery Concerts Ben Folds Orchestra Pop Concert The Camerata Orchestra (Bloomington, IN), English horn 2009-2012 Rachmaninoff, Symphony No. 2 Barber, School for Scandal Overture New World Symphony (Miami Beach, FL), Oboe Semi-Finalist 2011 Aspen Music Festival (Aspen, CO) 2011 Assistant Principal to Elaine Douvas, Festival Orchestra Second Oboe and English horn, Chamber Orchestra The Bloomington Pops (Bloomington, IN), Oboe & English horn 2010 Texas Music Festival (University of Houston, TX), Oboe & English horn 2008 Respighi, Pines of Rome Ravel, Piano Concerto St. Joseph Symphony (St. Joseph, MO), Substitute Oboist 2005-2006 Indiana University, Bloomington, IN Oboe and English Horn - Student Orchestras and Ad hoc Ensembles 2006-2013 Baroque Orchestra, Second Oboe 2012-2013 Handel, Water Music Suite in D Festival Orchestra, English Horn 2009-2010, 2012-2013 Debussy, La Mer Berlioz, Symphonie Fantastique De Falla, Three Cornered Hat Strauss, Ein Heldenleiben Philharmonic Orchestra, Principal Oboe 2011 Schubert, Symphony No. 9 in C Major Shostakovich, Symphony No. 9 Conductor’s Orchestra 2009-2012 Kirby 4 Chamber Orchestra, Principal Oboe 2009 Bizet, Symphony in C Reviewed by Peter Jacobi: Herald Times, 07 February 2009 “The plangent oboe theme in the work’s Adagio was beautifully played by Jennifer Kirby.” Gingold Celebration Orchestra with Joshua Bell, English Horn 2009 Concert and Philharmonic Orchestras, English Horn 2008-2009 Franck, Symphony in D Minor Shostakovich, Symphony No. 10 Giulio Cesare, Le Nozze di Figaro, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Arlecchino, Rigoletto 2008-2007 Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO Principal Oboe - University Orchestra and Wind Symphony 2002-2006 Principal Clarinet - Symphonic Band 2005-2006 CHAMBER MUSIC: Latin American Music Center, Salón Latino (Auer Hall, Bloomington, IN) 2013 Villa-Lobos, Sexteto mistico Washington McClain Memorial Oboe Band (Auer Hall, Bloomington, IN) 2013 Beethoven, Trio Op. 87 (Washington McClain Memorial Concert, Bloomington, IN) 2013 Honegger, Concerto for English Horn and Flute (Recital Hall, Bloomington, IN) 2013 Mozart C minor Serenade (Auer Hall Green Room, Bloomington, IN) 2012 Poulenc Sextet and Beethoven Quintet (Auer Hall, Bloomington, IN) 2012 Select Bach Motets with Indiana University’s Pro Arte (Auer Hall, Bloomington, IN) 2012 “Summer Winds Quintet” (Morris Residence, Aspen, CO) 2011 Barber, Summer Music Chamber Recital (Recital Hall, Bloomington, IN) 2011 Mozart English Horn Quartet, Beethoven Piano Quintet, Loeffler Trio “Indiana Wind Quintet” (Wylie House, Bloomington, IN) 2010 Nielsen Quintet Ravel, Mother Goose Suite Pierne, Pastorale Mozart Serenade in Eb (Indiana University Performance Certificate Awarded) 2010 Francaix Sextet and Mozart Quintet (Recital Hall, Bloomington, IN) 2009 Haydn’s Pieta di me for Voices and Chamber Orchestra (Recital Hall, Bloomington, IN) 2009 Texas Music Festival Octet (Moores Opera House, Houston, TX) 2008 Mozart Serenades in Eb Major and c minor “Trio Pomme de Terre,” Reed Trio (Dudley Recital Hall, Houston, TX) 2008 Francaix Trio “Serenata Fiata,” Wind Octet (Wylie House, Bloomington, IN) 2007 Mozart Serenade in c minor and Grand Partita Beethoven Octet and Rondo Indiana University Chamber Winds Octet (Auer Hall, Bloomington, IN) 2007 Orff, Carmina Burana Schubert Octet “Northwest Wind Quintet” (Charles Johnson Theature, Maryville, MO) 2002, 2005-2006 Milhuad, La Cheminée du Roi René Pierne, Pastorale Northwest Flute Choir (Charles Johnson Theature, Maryville, MO), Bass Flute 2004-2006 Yuletide Feast Recorder Consort (Union Ballroom, Maryville, MO), Alto Recorder 2002-2005 SOLO RECITALS & COMPETITIONS: Indiana University, Bloomington, IN Woodwind Concerto Competition - Finalist 2011 Advanced into final round performing Donezetti’s Concertino for English Horn. Kirby 5 Solo Recitals – Oboe, English Horn, and Oboe d’amore Auer Hall, Bloomington, IN 2011 Hindemith, English Horn Sonata J.S. Bach, Concerto in a minor