Jennifer Montbach, oboe, is the founder and artistic director of Radius Ensemble, appearing at the Longy School of Music in Harvard Square and at MIT’s new Tull Concert Hall. She has been acclaimed for her "energetic and eclectic" programs that have “attracted a younger, more diverse audience” (Boston Globe). Jen curated and produced the ensemble's album Fresh Paint, and has commissioned and premiered more than fifty new works in her role as artistic director. As an oboist, she is known for her "evocative lyricism and nuanced phrasing” (Bay Windows), and has appeared with orchestras and ensembles throughout New England, including Ambient Orchestra, the Portland (Maine) Symphony, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, and Composers in Red Sneakers, among others. She has held administrative positions at the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project. She holds a Bachelor of Arts cum laude from Harvard College and a Master of Music in oboe performance from New England Conservatory. Jen founded and produces the West Concord Porchfest, and is also a volunteer with Breakthrough T1D  (formerly the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation), where she mentors families of children newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.

“Oboist and Radius director Jennifer Montbach let each phrase drift like flower petals in a breeze; the captivating experience was meditative yet free.” (ArtsFuse)