Born into a family of classical musicians, Noah Kay began playing the oboe at age fifteen. In 2017, he joined the Colorado Springs Philharmonic as Principal Oboe, and in September 2022, he was appointed Principal Oboe of Symphony in C in Camden, NJ. Noah has performed and toured Europe and the US with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, including a recording on the Deutsche Grammophon label, and will tour Japan with the group in 2024. He has also performed with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Colorado Symphony, Princeton Symphony, ProMusica Columbus, and Symphoria. Festival appearances include Viva Bach Peterborough, the Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival, Manchester Music Festival, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, Sarasota Music Festival, Cape May Music Festival, National Repertory Orchestra, and Chautauqua Symphony, with whom he was appointed 2nd oboe in August 2023. For two weeks each summer, Noah also teaches at Kinhaven Music School’s Junior Session. He is currently a doctoral candidate at Stony Brook University.