Born and raised in Alaska, oboist Justine Myers is currently based in Cleveland. She holds positions with CityMusic Cleveland Chamber Orchestra, the Battle Creek Symphony, and the Mansfield Symphony. Justine has performed with the Cleveland Orchestra both at home and on their 2017 European tour. She has also performed with many other orchestras, including the New World, Akron, Ashland, Wheeling, and Youngstown Symphonies. She enjoys playing chamber music with musicians in the area, including members of the Cleveland Orchestra.
A dedicated teacher, Justine is lecturer in oboe pedagogy at Baldwin Wallace University, on the faculty of the BW Community Music School, adjunct faculty in oboe at Notre Dame College, and maintains a private studio in Northeast Ohio.
While a graduate student, Justine was Artist-in-Residence at Judson Manor retirement community where she lived in an intergenerational environment and programmed many solo and chamber music recitals.
Justine holds a BM from Baldwin Wallace University and a MM from the Cleveland Institute of Music, having studied with Cleveland Orchestra oboists Jeffrey Rathbun and Frank Rosenwein. Justine will complete an Artist Diploma in Spring 2018 at Oberlin Conservatory, where she studies with Robert Walters, solo English horn of the Cleveland Orchestra. In addition to music, Justine enjoys the outdoors, yoga, and cooking.
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