Jessica Warner began her study of the oboe with Andrea Mather-Stow at the age of 10 in South Bend, Indiana. She made her solo debut at the age of 17 with the South Bend Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Warner holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan where she studied with Dr. Nancy Ambrose-King and received her master's from the University of Texas at Austin where she studied with Rebecca Henderson. In addition, she has also studied the Aspen Summer Music Festival for three summers with John Mack, Joe Robinson, Jeannette Bittar, and Pedro Diaz . From 2010 to 2011, Ms. Warner was the English Hornist of the Peoria Symphony Orchestra. She has also held the position as associate principal oboist of the Auckland Philharmonia, in Auckland, New Zealand and principal oboist of the Pontiac Symphony in Michigan. Ms. Warner has performed oboe and English horn with many orchestras throughout the United States and abroad, including the Charlotte Symphony, Winston-Salem Symphony, North Carolina Symphony, South Bend Symphony, Illinois Symphony and Monterrey (Mexico) Symphony Orchestra. In 2011, Ms. Warner released the debut recording of Dirk-Michael Kirsch's Ganymed for Solo Oboe, which is available on itunes, amazon.com, and cdbaby. She has also played solo performances with A Musical Feast, the Odyssey Chamber Ensemble and the 9th Street Philharmonic. While living in Michigan, Texas, Missouri and North Carolina Ms. Warner has taught a large private studio of oboe students. In Austin, Texas she was also a theory teacher at the Clavier Werke School of Music. Ms. Warner has worked as oboe faculty at East Tennessee State University, New York Summer Music Festival, Cannon Music Camp, Longhorn Summer Music Camp. She has also taught and performed as a guest artist at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. Jessica Warner currently lives in Boone, North Carolina with her husband, Drew Leslie and children, Thad and Natalie where she is in high demand as a teacher and performer.
