Jan Eberle

ABOUT

Jan Eberle retired in 2021 as Professor of Oboe at the MSU College of Music. She joined the faculty in 2001. She received her Bachelor of Music degree in oboe performance and a Certificate of Special Study from the Curtis Institute of Music. For 18 years, Professor Eberle held the position of principal oboe in the Fort Worth Symphony. In addition, she has been a guest principal oboist with several major symphonies and served as assistant principal oboe in the Philadelphia Orchestra. She has been a featured recitalist and concerto soloist throughout the United States, most notably appearing with Jean Pierre Rampal in his arrangement of the Mozart Symphonia Concertante. Chamber music has also been an integral part of her musical career. As a member of L’Ensemble de Trois, she was a winner of the Coleman International Chamber Music Competition Nadie di Kibort Award and the Southbay Chamber Music Competition. She is a past member of the Harvard Chamber Players and made guest appearances with the Atlanta Virtuosi; Dallas Fine Arts Chamber Players; Suzuki and Friends; and the Oxford String Quartet. Her teaching experience includes full-time positions at University of Akron, Ohio, and the University of South Florida, Tampa. Eberle spends her summers in New York as principal oboe of the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra and instructor at the Chautuaqua School of Music.