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Full Name
  
Jenny June Oaks

Website
  
www.jennyoaksbaker.com

Occupation
  
Violinist

Name
  
Jenny Baker

Years active
  
1979–present

Role
  
Violinist

Height
  
5'4"


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Born
  
May 27, 1975 (age 48) (
1975-05-27
)
Provo, Utah, United States

Spouse
  
Matthew David Baker (m. 1998)

Parents
  
Dallin H. Oaks, June Dixon Oaks

Albums
  
Classic: The Rock Album, Then Sings My Soul

Children
  
Laura June Baker, Sarah Noelle Baker, Matthew Dallin Baker, Hannah Jean Baker

Similar People
  
Dallin H Oaks, Kurt Bestor, Condoleezza Rice, Hilary Weeks, Marvin Hamlisch

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Jenny Oaks Baker (born Jenny June Oaks; May 27, 1975) is a Grammy nominated American violinist. She has released thirteen studio albums.

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Music career

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Baker (née Oaks) began playing the violin at age four, and made her solo orchestral debut in 1983 at the age of eight. She also won several competition awards in her youth. With Shadow Mountain Records, she has released twelve albums. Her first album, On Wings of Song (1998), was awarded two Pearl Awards from the FCMA. Her album, Wish Upon a Star: A Tribute to the Music of Walt Disney, earned a nomination at the 54th Grammy Awards for Best Pop Instrumental Album. Several of her albums have listed on Billboard charts, including her 2010 album Then Sings My Soul; her 2012 album, Noël: Carols of Christmas Past which was produced and arranged by composer Kurt Bestor featuring vocalist Alex Sharpe; and her 2014 album Classic: The Rock Album.

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She has performed as a soloist at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Strathmore Hall, the Library of Congress and as a guest soloist with the National Symphony, Jerusalem Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Utah Symphony, and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. She has also been featured in television and radio broadcasts nationwide. Her BYUTV In Performance special, "Silver Screen Serenade", features Baker performing music from her 2008 album of the same name. She has collaborated with Gladys Knight, Marvin Hamlisch, Lisa Hopkins Seegmiller, Kurt Bestor, and the former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

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Baker's music has been featured on the soundtracks of many films, including Helen Whitney's 2007 PBS documentary miniseries, The Mormons, T. C. Christensen's 2011 film, 17 Miracles and 2015 film The Cokeville Miracle, and Mitch Davis' 2015 film, Stuck which also features her acting debut as the violinist character, Mandy.

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Baker served as a judge for the 2007 Stradivarius International Violin Competition. In April 2008, Governor Jon M. Huntsman Jr. of Utah awarded her the Governor’s Mansion Artist Award for excellence in artistic expression.

For seven years, Baker performed as a first violinist in the National Symphony Orchestra before resigning in 2007 to devote more time to her family. Jenny, her husband, and their four children reside in Utah.

Personal life

Baker is the daughter of Dallin H. Oaks, law professor and leader in the LDS Church, and the late June Oaks (née Dixon). She is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and an alumna of East High School (Salt Lake City, Utah) (1993). She earned a bachelor of music degree in violin performance from Curtis Institute of Music (Philadelphia, 1997) and a master of music degree from Juilliard School (New York City, 1999).

Baker is married to Matthew Baker, and they live in Utah with their four children.

Discography

  • On Wings of Song (1998)
  • Songs My Mother Taught Me (1999)
  • Where Love Is (2000)
  • American Tapestry (2001)
  • The Light Divine (2003)
  • The Best of Jenny Oaks Baker (2005)
  • O Holy Night (2007)
  • Silver Screen Serenade (2008)
  • Then Sings My Soul (2010)
  • Wish Upon a Star: A Tribute to the Music of Walt Disney (2011)
  • Noel: Carols of Christmas Past (2012)
  • Classic: The Rock Album (2014)
  • My Home Can Be a Holy Place (2015)
  • Awakening (2016)
  • Grammy Awards

    The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States.

    Other

  • Concerto Soloists National Young Artists String Competition - Winner
  • National Music Camp Concerto Competition - Winner
  • Utah Symphony Guild Competition - Winner
  • Kingsville International String Competition - Honors
  • Irving M. Klein International String Competition (1996) - Michaelian Prize
  • Governor's Mansion Artist Award (2008)
  • References

    Jenny Oaks Baker Wikipedia