Edmonton-born Jacob Kryger is a dextrous percussionist with a compelling orchestral career. Jacob performs regularly with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and has done so since 2017.  He has been featured as a soloist multiple times with the ESO on the iconic Winspear stage, performing captivating works including Dinuk Wijeratne’s “Spirit and the Dust”, Vincent Ho’s “Sandman’s Castle”, Corelli/Jenkins “La Folia” and Nicholas Gilbert “Moment de joie en coupe transversal”.

Jacob has travelled the country lending his skills to other orchestras as well. He performs regularly as timpanist for Early Music Vancouver and the Pacific Baroque Orchestra. From 2021 to 2023, he held the position of Assistant Principal Percussion with the Regina Symphony Orchestra. Jacob’s career has also led him to performances with GFN Productions, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, National Arts Centre Orchestra, Kamloops Symphony Orchestra, and Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra.

Jacob’s enthusiasm for percussion goes beyond performance. As an educator, Jacob is delighted to have grown his private studio in recent years ⎯ both at home and at Concordia University of Edmonton. Jacob loves to see his students grow and succeed in music, but also see how the joy of music affects and benefits students’ whole lives. Jacob is thrilled to be starting as the new percussion instructor at the Winspear Conservatory of Music.

Jacob honed his musical skills in his hometown, with a Bachelor of Music with Distinction from the University of Alberta. He then moved to Vancouver to further his studies with a Master of Music from the University of British Columbia where he received a full ride scholarship for his degree. Through these degrees he has been honoured to study with renowned percussionists including Vern Griffiths, Michael Jarrett, Aaron McDonald and Brian Jones.  

Jacob continued to advance his percussion education through his summers with the National Youth Orchestra of Canada (2021, 2022). He also participated in notable summer music festivals including the National Arts Centre Orchestra Mentorship Program, Leigh Howard Stevens Summer Marimba Seminar and the TorQ Percussion Seminar.

June Kim joined the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra as Principal Oboe in 2020. Previously, she served as Principal Oboe of Symphony Nova Scotia for the 2016-2017 season.

June has appeared as guest Principal Oboe with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. She has performed with numerous orchestras in North America, including the National Arts Centre Orchestra, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra.

In addition to her orchestral career, June is a passionate chamber musician. She is the oboist in the woodwind quintet with her fellow colleagues from the orchestra and has been the oboist in Midic Winds since 2012. Her quintet was the bronze medalist in the senior wind division of the 2013 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. They were featured as concerto soloists with the Eastman Wind Ensemble, performing Robert Russell Bennett’s Concerto Grosso.

In 2020, June received an Artist Diploma from The Glenn Gould School studying under the tutelage of Sarah Jeffrey. She earned her Bachelor of Music Degree and the prestigious Performer’s Certificate from the Eastman School of Music and received her master’s degree from Shepherd School of Music at Rice University. Her former teachers include Robert Atherholt, Richard Killmer, and Jean Landa.