Musicians

Violin
· Brian Lewis, Concertmaster
· Brinna Brinkerhoff
· Aloysia Friedmann
· Jonathan Godfrey
· Andrés González
· Rachel Jordan
· Rasa Kalesnykaite
· Kana Kimura
· Maxine Kuo
· Tammy Linn
· Deborah Tien Price
· Oleg Sulyga
· Amy Thiaville

Viola
· Matt Dane
· Suzanne LeFevre
· Tawnya Popoff
· Lorento Golofeev

Cello
· Richard Belcher
· Julia Cleworth
· Erika Johnson
· Shino Hayashi

Bass
· Sandor Ostlund
· Erik Gronfor

Harp
· Mollie Marcuson

Flute/Piccolo
· Christina Jennings
· Jennifer Keeney

Oboe
· Alecia Lawyer

Clarinet
· Nathan Williams
· Maiko Sasaki

Bassoon
· Kristin Wolfe Jensen
· Daniel Chrisman

Horn
· Danielle Kuhlmann
· Gavin Reed

Trumpet
· Jens Lindemann
· Dan Shipman
· George Chase

Trombone
· Brian Logan

Percussion
· Matthew McClung

Piano
· Kimi Kawashima
· Rodney Waters

Jennifer Keeney Instrument: Flute & Piccolo Originally from: Grosse Pointe, MI Now reside in: Houston, TX Birthday: November 17

How did you get started? I began to play at 12 because we had a young woman living with us that played the flute. I fell in love with the sound of it and asked if I could play her instrument. She obliged and I began in a wonderful public school music program.

What do you do when you’re not playing with ROCO? I teach at the University of Houston, perform with my Trio Angelico and enjoy as much time as possible with my family and friends.

What are you listening to on your iPod? An eclectic variety of music from Bach to Brazilian songs, Classical to R&B... My favorite today is the Bach, Sonatas played by flutist, Emmaunel Pahud.

Personal info: I love being married to and sharing my heart and life with Joe Teague. We live in the artsy Montrose area of Houston with our dog, Shanti and cat, Max. Joe is the owner of and wonderful teacher at Third Coast Pilates (www.thirdcoastpilates.com). I have two sisters I adore, a twin sister who lives in the Denver Area and a younger sister who lives near Boston. I am also the proud aunt of 2 nieces, Sophia and Marisa, and 2 nephews, Julian and Gabriel.

Question you're asked most often: How tall are you? Answer: Pretty close to 6 feet!

Interests outside music: I love to read and to write and create things from my ideas and thoughts on teaching. I enjoy yoga, pilates, dancing, walking with my dog and all forms of art. Being in, breathing in Nature!!!

Links: www.jenniferkeeney.com; www.twitter.com/creativeflutist; and www.facebook.com/jennifer.keeney3

Bio: Jennifer Keeney is the Affiliate Artist of Flute at the University of Houston, Moores School of Music. Her teaching and playing reflect her joyful, creative and dynamic approach to music. Ms. Keeney uses these strengths to create a vibrant, supportive flute community at the Moores School of Music and wherever she is teaching and performing.

Currently the Second Flute/Piccolo with the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra and a founding member of Trio Angelico, she performs as a soloist and chamber musician throughout Houston, the United States and Japan. This year Ms. Keeney will perform on the Rothko Chapel Series, Villa Maria Song Salon Series, the Segner Series, ROCO Upstairs, The University of Houston, as well as concerts in Michigan, Maine, Colorado, Louisiana and in Japan. After being named as a flutist in the New World Symphony under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas, Ms. Keeney was appointed as the Principal Flutist of the Hong Kong Philharmonic. She has performed with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Colorado Music Festival Orchestra, Ann Arbor Symphony, Flint Symphony, the Minnesota Orchestra, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, and Houston Grand Opera, among others.

Ms. Keeney is known as a caring, inspirational, and informative teacher. This year she will give master classes at The University of Texas, Rice University, Colorado University (Boulder), Texas Tech University, Bowling Green University, and The High School for the Visual and Performing Arts in Houston. Her community service includes the Purple Songs Can Fly Project (www.purplesongscanfly.com), The Music and Arts program at Texas Childrens Hospital, assisted care homes and the Young Audiences of Houston. Having taught at the Interlochen National Music Camp, University of Michigan Division, for five years and at the Bowling Green University Summer Flute Camp, she is now on the Flute Faculty of Floot Fire, at the University of Houston and The Panoramic Flutist with Christina Jennings and Leone Buyse.