Jared Hauser, oboe, has been described as “melodious and spontaneous” by ArtsNash, and as a “sensitive, elegant soloist” with a “subtle refined style” by Gramophone Magazine. Appointed to the faculty of the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University in 2008, Hauser performs with the Blair Woodwind Quintet, and maintains an international stature as performing, teaching, and recording artist. He also performs as principal oboe with the Nashville Opera, and with Music City Baroque.
Passionate about music of all time periods, Hauser is equally at home performing works of the 17th-century on period-authentic instruments , to music of the 21st-century for modern oboe. Hauser actively engages with composers in the creation of new works. Recent notable premiers include works by Augusta Read Thomas, Libby Larson, Nailah Nombeko, Lowell Liebermann, John Harbison, Peter Schickele, and Elizabeth Hoffman.
Prof. Hauser has spent the past several seasons developing skills as a multi-genre improvisor. In an attempt to push the boundaries of the oboe’s traditional catalog, his recent repertoire has included works involving interactive electronic media and improvised oboe, and performance in genres outside of the classical realm such as jazz, and popular music of the world.
Prior posts include serving as principal oboe of the Orlando Philharmonic and the Palm Beach Opera; artist faculty at the Lynn Conservatory of Music, SUNY-Potsdam, the Interlochen Center for the Arts and the Hot Springs Music Festival. Other orchestral credits include performing with the symphony orchestras of Detroit, Atlanta, Houston, Nashville, the Orchestra Camerata Ducale (Turin, Italy), and the Atlanta Baroque Orchestra, among others. He was afounding member of the Board of Directors of the National Music Festival.
Jared Hauser holds degrees from Michigan State University, Rice University, Oberlin College and the University of Michigan, where he studied with Daniel Stolper, Robert Atherholt, James Caldwell, and Harry Sargous respectively. His other teachers include Alex Klein and Mark Dubois. He is a Yamaha Performing Artist.
Email: Jared.Hauser@Vanderbilt.edu