Highlights of soprano Jayne West's 1998-1999 season included performances of Beethoven's Mass in C and Choral Fantasy with the Baltimore Sympony Orchestra; Stephen Albert's Flower of the Mountain with the Pensacola Symphony; Handel's Messiah and Creation with the San Antonio Symphony; her debut with Boston Cecilia in Handel's Deborah; Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 2, Lobgesang, with the Utah Symphony; Brahms' German Requiem with the Shreveport Symphony; music of Rameau with Boston Baroque; and an appearance with Boston Musica Viva in Turkish Love Songs by Loevendie; and Bach's St. John Passion with the Washington Choral Art Society and, in her hometown of Boston, with Emmanuel Music, of which she has been a member since 1987. When at home in Boston, she sings with Emmanuel Music in their cycle of Bach cantatas performed with orchestra and chorus as part of the Sunday service at Boston's Emmanuel Church.

Ms. West has performed with many of the country's leading orchestras and chamber groups, including the Philadephia Orchestra, National Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Orchestra of St. Luke, and St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. In addition, she has had a long-standing association with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, including appearances with the orchestra both at Symphony Hall and at Tanglewood. She has also performed in recital at Tanglewood's Seiji Ozawa Hall.