Jennifer Carpenter, Cello
Cellist Jennifer Carpenter is known for her versatility across a broad range of musical styles and ensembles. Carpenter holds faculty positions at University of Arkansas and Point Counterpoint and performs with Fort Smith Symphony. Highlights of her 2024-2025 season include visits as a guest artist at Illinois State University and Colgate University, and solo and chamber music performances at the Nazareth University Women in Music Festival, the Eastman at Washington Square concert series, and the Friends of Vienna chamber music series. She was previously a member of Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, and she has appeared with Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Cayuga Chamber Orchestra, and Finger Lakes Opera.
Carpenter’s presentation “Exploring the Fusion of Cultures in Contemporary Classical Cello Music” at the 2025 ARTs + Change conference reflected her deep interest in blending musical traditions and her commitment to celebrating living composers. In her dedication to fostering an inclusive musical landscape, she and a team of colleagues recently published Resonance: A Multicultural Cello Method: Book 1.
Carpenter holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree with Performer’s Certificate from the Eastman School of Music, a Master of Music degree from The Juilliard School, and a Bachelor of Music degree from Oberlin Conservatory.
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