Bio : Artists

Jennifer Puckett : Viola

Violist Jennifer Puckett has just completed her fifth season as principal viola with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. Prior to her tenure with the MSO, she was a member of the New World Symphony in Miami Beach for three years. Originally trained as a violinist, she received her bachelor?s degree in violin performance from the University of Alabama. She has also attended various summer music festivals such as the Brevard Music Center, Sewanee Summer Music Center, Meadowmount School of Music, National Repertory Orchestra, Sarasota Music Festival, and the Aspen Music Festival. Aspen led her to the University of Colorado in Boulder where she received her master?s degree in viola performance. Miss Puckett held teaching assistantships for the three years that she was at the University of Colorado, including membership in the graduate string quartet her first year. Over the years she has played professionally with many orchestras including the Colorado Symphony, Alabama Symphony, Missouri Symphony Society, Tuscaloosa Symphony, Tupelo Symphony, Huntsville Symphony, and the Central City Opera. Her experience as principal viola includes the 2005 Mahlerfest in Boulder, Colorado, numerous occasions with the New World Symphony, and performances throughout her college career. In 2008 Ms. Puckett performed the Mozart Sinfonia Concertante with the Memphis Symphony. This is her seventh year with EMF.