Facts about Jennifer

Favorite composer/ period: Debussy - French "Impressionism"

What she's listening to right now: Alfred Brendel playing Mozart

If she were to change careers now, it might be fun to be: a sculptor

Jennifer Rhodes, Principal Bassoon
First Season with MSO: 2005-2006
Ms.Rhodes holds Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music degrees from the Juilliard School and a Bachelor of Music degree and Performer's Certificate from Eastman School of Music. Her major teachers are Frank Morelli and John Hunt.  Before moving to Memphis, Ms. Rhodes enjoyed a busy freelance career in New York City where she was a member of the Opera Orchestra of New York. She can be heard playing principal bassoon on Itzhak Perlman's 1998 EMI recording "Concertos from My Childhood", accompanied by the Juilliard Orchestra.

 



" I've always known I love music more than anything.  My parents were very supportive of this so it never occurred to me to do anything else."