Dr. Jeanne Belfy

Jeanne Marie Belfy, born and raised in northen lower Michigan, was appointed to the faculty at Boise State University in 1983 to teach oboe and music history. She received her PhD in historical musicology from the University of Kentucky in cooperation with the University of Louisville, and holds a MM in music history from Ball State University, and a BMEd from Northern Michigan University. She has performed over twenty-five faculty recitals at BSU, and has played oboe and English horn with the Boise Philharmonic, the Louisville Orchestra, the Muncie Symphony, and the Grand Rapids Symphony. Her oboe pupils have won numerous contests and competitions, including MTNA National Performance Competitions Finalist, the Idaho State Solo Contest, Idaho All-State and All-Northwest, and they have earned advanced degrees in oboe performance at prestigious institutions across the country. She coached a wind and piano sextet that placed second in the MTNA National Performance Competition. Her writing includes articles in refereed journals, Festschrifts, and reference books, and she has reviewed over 170 CD recordings for the Journal of the International Double Reed Society. In 1984, with the help of a community support group, she founded the Boise Chamber Music Society, and she continues to direct the presenting of the four-concert Boise Chamber Music Series of professional, touring artists, as well as the BCMS Young Artist String Quartet Competitions.

 

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Send E-Mail to Dr.Jeanne Belfy (jbelfy@boisestate.edu)
Phone: 208-426-1216