Kristin will be performing on Opening Night, Expect the Unexpected, on October 18, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. at the King Center for the Performing Arts in Melbourne, FL. She'll be featured in The Swan on Tuonela on English horn and ABZU Fantasia for Oboe and Orchestra on oboe.
Orlando-based oboist Kristin Naigus is an active freelance orchestral musician. She performs regularly in over half a dozen professional symphonies and countless other ensembles throughout the state of Florida, including the Brevard Symphony, Ocala Symphony, Orlando Philharmonic, and the Candlelight Processional at Walt Disney World. She holds degrees in oboe performance from the University of Michigan and the University of Florida.
Alongside live performances, Kristin is a recording session musician, having worked on over 150 video games, TV shows, movies, and other media over the last decade. In addition to oboe and English horn, she studies and performs dozens of woodwind instruments from around the globe. While she mostly works from her remote home setup, projects have found her in the recording booth at prestigious studios such as Abbey Road in London, Warner Bros. in Burbank, and Ocean Way in Nashville.