Jillian Honn

Jillian Honn is an oboist based in New York City. She holds principal positions with the Cape Symphony, Pegasus: the Orchestra, and the Lake Placid Sinfonietta. In addition to her previous role as Principal Oboe of the Syracuse Orchestra, Jillian has been a guest performer with the International Contemporary Ensemble, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, among others. Jillian is an avid soloist and chamber musician with a passion for new music. She is the Operations Manager for Contemporaneous, and is one half of Doubles, a contemporary oboe and bass duo. In addition to teaching at Wharton Arts, Jillian is a former Visiting Lecturer in Music at Ithaca College and was on faculty at LeMoyne and Hamilton Colleges. A graduate of the Eastman School of Music (BM, PC, ALP), where she studied with Richard Killmer, Jillian also holds an MM-MMA from Yale University where she studied with Stephen Taylor.