Striving to bring joy in all she does, Dr. Haley Houk is an active performer and educator in Houston, Texas. Haley has performed with the Houston Symphony Orchestra, Houston Grand Opera, TUTS (Theatre Under the Stars), AURA Contemporary Ensemble, the Texas New Music Ensemble, as well as regional symphonies and ensembles across Texas. An advocate for new chamber music, Haley is heavily involved in ensembles performing works by living composers, and is proud to be a founding member of Vela Ensemble, Houston's premiere all-female wind quintet.

     Haley was one of the few instrumentalists accepted into the 2024 Akropolis Chamber Music Institute held by the Grammy-nominated ensemble the Akropolis Reed Quintet, and has had the opportunity to attend the Texas Music Festival and Fresno Orchestra/Opera Summer Academy. Haley has performed at the International Double Reed Society conference, the Meg Quigley Bassoon Symposium, the SHE Festival of Women in Music, as well as performed in Mexico, France, and England.  ​

   

As an educator, Dr. Houk aims to pass on the tremendous gifts of mentorship and empowerment she has received from previous professors on to her own students. After receiving her master's degree from Baylor University with Dr. Ann Shoemaker, Haley established her own reputation as a reliable and engaging instructor through her studio success and masterclass teaching across Houston. This reputation has grown through her years in Houston, aided by her expanded network through the University of Houston, where she completed her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in bassoon performance and minor in Arts Leadership under the guidance of Elise Wagner, affiliate artist of bassoon at UH and the second bassoonist in the Houston Symphony.

Along with her full private bassoon studio, she maintains a double-reed small business and can be seen teaching masterclasses and camps across Texas. A leader in the bassoon community, Haley has served on several nonprofit committees, including the Meg Quigley Bassoon Symposium and Vivaldi Competition, where she is the vendor coordinator and marketing collaborator.