Jenny Oaks Baker
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Jenny Oaks Baker (* 1975) is an American violinist. She was a first violinist in the National Symphony Orchestra for seven years. She has released eight studio albums.
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[edit] Music career
Jenny Oaks Baker first began playing the violin at age four. She made her solo debut at the age of eight.
She won the Concerto Soloists National Young Artists String Competition, National Music Camp Concerto Competition and the Utah Symphony Guild Competition. She was awarded in the Kingsville International String Competition. She was the recipient of the Michaelian Prize in the Irving M. Klein International String Competition.
She earned a bachelor’s degree in violin from Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, and later received a Master of Music degree from Juilliard School in New York City.
Since beginning her professional career, Baker debuted as a soloist in Carnegie at Carnegie Hall in the Easter Festival Concert and has been a guest soloist with the Jerusalem Symphony, the San Diego Symphony, the Utah Symphony Orchestra, the Concerto Soloists Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, the Orchestra at Temple Square in Salt Lake City, and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
Most recently, Baker was a featured soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra on December 8-11, 2005.
Baker's professional work includes an active recording career. Her solo albums have been highly awarded by the Faith Centered Music Association's Pearl Awards.[1] Baker's last two albums have both hit the Billboard (magazine)'s Top Classical Album chart. [1] The Best of Jenny Oaks Baker topped at #2.
[edit] Personal life
Jenny Oaks Baker was born in 1975. She is the daughter of Dallin H. Oaks and the late June Oaks. Jenny is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Jenny is an alumnus of East High School (Salt Lake City, Utah) class of 1993.
Baker is married to Matthew Baker,[2] and they live in the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington with their four children.[3]
[edit] Published Works
[edit] Albums
- 1998: On Wings of Song
- 1999: Songs My Mother Taught Me
- 2000: Where Love Is
- 2001: American Tapestry (a collaboration with pianist Jenny Richards)
- 2003: The Light Divine
- 2005: The Best of Jenny Oaks Baker
- 2007: O Holy Night
- 2008: Silver Screen Serenade
[edit] Sheet Music
- The Jenny Oaks Baker Violin Collection, Vol. 1
- The Jenny Oaks Baker Violin Collection, Vol. 2
- The Jenny Oaks Baker Christmas Collection
[edit] References
- ^ "FCMA Pearl Awards". http://www.pearlawards.org/pearl_awards.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- ^ billboard.com bio
- ^ An Interview with Jenny Oaks Baker
