Jenny Oaks Baker began playing the violin at the age of four, and made her solo recital debut in 1983 when she was just eight years old. Since then, Jenny has played for the world, thrilling audiences throughout Europe, Asia and the United States with performances equally powerful in emotion and mastery.

Jenny’s considerable talent has been recognized in several national and international competitions. She is a winner of the Concerto Soloists National Young Artists String Competition, National Music Camp Concerto Competition and the Utah Symphony Guild Competition. She is a prizewinner in the Kingsville International String Competition and is the recipient of the Michaelian Prize in the Irving M. Klein International String Competition.

Jenny made her Carnegie Hall debut as a featured soloist in the Easter Festival Concert. She is a past guest soloist with the Utah Symphony, the Concerto Soloists Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, and the internationally acclaimed Mormon Tabernacle Choir during its national television and radio broadcast.

On Wings of Song, Jenny’s debut solo album released in 1998, received two Pearl Awards from the Faith Centered Music Association. Her 1999 recording, Songs My Mother Taught Me, has been honored with several nominations.

Jenny recently received her Master of Music degree from the renowned Juilliard School in New York City. She also earned a bachelor’s degree in violin performance from the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.

In addition to her recording career, Jenny is a violinist with the National Symphony Orchestra. She also teaches violin at the Levine Music School while maintaining an exclusive, private studio of 25 students.

Jenny Oaks Baker is the daughter of Dallin H. and the late June Oaks of Salt Lake City, Utah. She and her husband, Matthew Baker, live in Northern Virginia.

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"On Wings of Song" featuring Jenny Oaks Baker