Kari Boyer is an advocate of contemporary music and private flute instructor based in Cincinnati, Ohio. She has performed with the Waco, Montclair, Richmond, and Williamsburg Symphony Orchestras, the Virginia Opera, the Richmond Choral Society, and Capitol Opera Richmond. She also served as principal flutist of the 392nd Army Band in Richmond, Virginia. Kari has performed solo and chamber recitals throughout the United States.

As a member of Emissary Quartet, Kari has performed at Flutistry Boston, Avaloch Farm Music Institute, Whitehall Public Library in Pittsburgh, PA, and with the New York Flute Club. Emissary Quartet has taught masterclasses and workshops at Carnegie Mellon University, West Virginia University, and the Boston Flute Academy. Upcoming events include masterclasses at Baylor University and The University of Texas at San Antonio as well as a multidisciplinary performance alongside visual artists at Box13 Art Space in Houston, TX.

As the Ara Duo, Kari Boyer and Ser Konvalin have commissioned and premiered works for flute and horn by Owen Eddy and Rachel Lanik Whelan. Kari has performed at the National Orchestral Institute, the Brevard Music Festival as a member of the ITCH contemporary ensemble, Eastern Music Festival, and New Music on the Point. She holds degrees from the Manhattan School of Music and Ohio State University. Primary teachers include Katherine Borst Jones, Michael Parloff, and Marianne Gedigian.