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Performance Opportunities

Truman offers clarinet students a wide range of performing experiences including two wind symphonies, a symphony orchestra, concert band, marching band, clarinet choir, woodwind quintets, clarinet quartets, two jazz ensembles, jazz combos and the annual Gold Medal Concerto Competition. Ensemble participation and music scholarships are based on audition and are open to both music majors and non-majors.

Guest Artists

Each year, Truman students work with guest clarinetists who represent some of the most accomplished performers and teachers in the nation. These guests perform recitals, offer master classes, and provide opportunities for discussion and sharing of musical ideas.

Recent guest clarinetists at Truman:

Diana Haskell, Associate Principal Clarinetist of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Dr. Oskar Espina-Ruiz, Treetops Chamber Music Society, New York City
Dr. Kelly Johnson, Principal Clarinetist of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra
Lynn Fryer, Retired Clarinetist of the United States Navy Band in Washington, DC
Dr. David Gresham, Associate Professor of Clarinet at Illinois State University
Dr. Cynthia Doggett, Associate Professor of Clarinet at Central College
Boris Allakhverdyan, Associate Principal and E-flat Clarinetist of the Kansas City Symphony
Dr. Phillip Paglialonga, Assistant Professor of Clarinet at Bethune-Cookman University
Jeanine York-Garesche, Clarinet Faculty at the University of Missouri-St. Louis
Dr. Sandra Mosteller, Associate Professor of Clarinet at Wayland Baptist University
Dr. Jonathan Salter, Adjunct Professor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Rachael Stutzman, Bass Clarinetist of the Kansas City Symphony
Linda Phipps, Adjunct Professor of Clarinet and Bass Clarinet at Webster University
Dr. Yasmin Flores, Assistant Professor of Clarinet at the University of North Alabama
Brian Gnojek, Co-Principal and E-flat Clarinetist of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago
The Army Ground Forces Band Woodwind Quintet
Dr. Jared Kobos, Clarinet Faculty at The Music School of Delaware
Forrest Philpott, Retired Bass Clarinetist of the Kansas City Symphony
Dr. Christine Damm, Clarinet Instructor at John Wood Community College

Studio Class

Clarinet studio class is held once a week, providing students with opportunities to perform solos, orchestral excerpts, etudes, and chamber music.  Each student is assigned to perform at least twice a semester.  The class includes presentations on a variety of topics including clarinet performers, clarinet literature, and the history and development of the clarinet.  Studio class also incorporates discussions on reed preparation, rehearsals of clarinet choir music, and mock juries.

See pictures of the Truman clarinet studio at ClarinetFest 2008

 For more information about the clarinet studio at Truman State University, contact:

Dr. Jesse Krebs
Associate Professor of Music, Clarinet
Truman State University
(660) 785-4442
jkrebs@truman.edu