Jennifer Rhodes is in her fifth season as principal bassoonist of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. She 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, Jennifer was a freelance performer in New York City where she played regularly with many of the city’s top ensembles, including the Brooklyn Philharmonic, New York City Opera and Ballet Orchestras, and the Opera Orchestra of New York. An active chamber musician, Ms. Rhodes has performed with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and the North Country Chamber Players, and has recorded on the EMI, Furious Artisans, and Naxos labels. Jennifer can be heard playing principal bassoon on Itzhak Perlman’s 1998 EMI recording “Concertos From My Childhood,” accompanied by the Juilliard Orchestra.