Palm Beach, FL
Oboe and English horn soloist Dr. Kendra Hawley has performed internationally as a chamber, opera, ballet, theater, and orchestral musician. Previously Assistant Principal Oboe and English Horn Soloist with the Orquesta Filharmonica de Santiago, Chile, she is currently a member of the Nu Deco Ensemble, Palm Beach Opera, and Miami City Ballet, among others. Kendra is the artistic director of Tesserae Collective, a chamber music collective dedicated to bringing chamber music to life through intimate, accessible, and interactive experiences for all ages.
Summer festival appearances include the National Repertory Orchestra, Amherst Early Music Festival, Eastern Music Festival, and the Opera, Theatre, and Music Festival of Lucca, Italy.
She attended Interlochen Arts Academy, Arizona State University, the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Lynn University, and Stony Brook University.
A dedicated educator, Dr. Hawley is adjunct oboe professor at Palm Beach Atlantic University and Palm Beach State College. She maintains several Artist in Residence positions and a competitive private studio.
