Jennifer Kirby is a freelance musician based in Bloomington, Indiana and performs on a variety of modern and historical oboes. She holds positions with the Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra, Owensboro Symphony Orchestra, Columbus Indiana Philharmonic, Lafayette Symphony Orchestra, and Kentucky Symphony Orchestra. On historical oboes, she holds the position of second oboe with the Indianapolis Baroque orchestra and plays with the Bach Collegium (Fort Wayne), Madison Bach Musicians, and the Bloomington Bach Cantata project – where she has also served as a director.
She is also a member of Prism Winds woodwind quintet and a collaborator with ZREO studios on their VGMCON award winning album, Fair Winds & Following Seas.
She received her Bachelor of Arts in Music from Northwest Missouri State University and a Doctor of Music in Oboe, minoring in Historical Winds. Her major teachers include Linda Strommen, Roger Roe, Christopher Gibson and the late Washington McClain and Michael McCraw.