Jean Rife

Rife has a BM from Oberlin Conservatory of Music and a MA from Harvard University. As a horn soloist, she received First prize at the Heldenleben International Horn Competition. She has presented solo and ensemble performances in Japan, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, South America and throughout the United States. She has recorded on Telarc, Telefunken, Titanic, Harmonia Mundi, Arabesque, the BBC Radio, WGBH, and Radio Suisse Romande.

Her “Yoga for Musicians” workshops take her to festivals and universities all over the country. In 2004, she revived an early interest in playing keyboard instruments. Since then, she has been studying harpsichord with Peter Sykes, and has performed several full-length solo recitals. She has performed with MIT Symphony Orchestra and with professional musicians such as Marcus Thompson and oboist Peggy Pearson. She is also on the brass and chamber music faculty at New England Conservatory.