Keve Wilson

Hailed by the New York Times for her magnificently sweet tone, oboist Keve Wilson has captivated audiences with her imaginative programming and electric personality. Her 2011 CD Pure Imagination was released on CCR/Naxos and resulted in a two-year contract with Baird Artists Management to promote her show Cabaret Oboe. A past winner of Concert Artists Guild, Keve is solo oboist with Kristjan Jarvis Absolute Ensemble and can be heard on the groups numerous albums, including the Grammy nominated Absolute Mix. She premiered After Hearing Bach for oboe and strings by Peter Schickele, won a coveted position in 2004 with Opera Pacific, and co-founded the innovative chamber music series Project Accidental while living in Los Angeles. A fellow at the Tanglewood Institute, she has performed at many summer festivals, including Chamber Music Northwest, Bremen MusicFest, Savannah Onstage, Juneau Jazz and Classics, and New Zealand International Arts Festival. Radio appearances include NPRs Performance Today, WQXR, and A Couple of Musicians, a weekly radio show she and her husband hosted and produced on Mountain Public Radio. A graduate of the Eastman School of music, Keve studied oboe with Richard Killmer, piano with Judith Handman and dance with Elizabeth Clark. Her YouTube video Do you know what the oboe is? has been a favorite among oboists and other musicians.