JENNIFER KIRBY is a freelance musician based in Bloomington, Indiana and is an active performer on modern and historical oboes throughout the Midwest. She in addition to her position with the Indianapolis Baroque orchestra, she also performs with the Bach Collegium (Fort Wayne), Madison (WI) Bach Musicians, and the Bloomington Bach Cantata project - where she has also served as a director. On modern instruments she holds positions with the Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra, Columbus Indiana Philharmonic, Owensboro Symphony Orchestra, Lafayette Symphony Orchestra, and Kentucky Symphony Orchestra.  Her love of video game music led her to collaborate with ZREO Studios, and she is featured on their 2023 VGMCON award winning album, Fair Winds and Following Seas. She brought together her love of both baroque and modern instruments, as are highlighted on the tracks Windfall Island (oboe da caccia) and Grandma (English horn). Jennifer was awarded a Doctor of Music in Oboe Performance with Minors in Historical Winds and Music History from Indiana University in 2013, where her research was focused on adpatting French Baroque performance practice to modern instruments. At IU, she studied with Linda Strommen, Roger Roe, and the late Washington McClain and Michael McCraw. When not making reeds with her wife, fellow oboist Liza Saracina, she enjoys hiking and time spent watching movies and reading with their dog, Bella, close by.