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Current Clarinet Students
Alex Bartz comes to us from Blue Springs, MO, where she played clarinet in the Missouri All-State Band for one year, participated in the Kansas City All-District Band for three years, and qualified for Phi Beta Mu. She is a junior business major and enjoys being with friends and family, reading, and getting in shape. amb205@truman.edu
Alyssa Blackford is a first year music education major from Swansea, IL. She was first chair clarinet in the Illinois All-State Orchestra and third chair in the Illinois All-State Band. She also won the John Philip Sousa Award and participated in the Bi-State Music Festival and the St. Clair Music Festival. Her hobbies include running, playing guitar hero, drawing and reading. amb4452@truman.edu
Jenny Brown comes from Gladstone, Missouri, where she played in the All-State Band for two years and in the All-District Band for three years. She also participated in the Kansas City Youth Symphony for three years, was drum major of her high school band, and won the John Philip Sousa Award. She is a first year music education major who enjoys sports, video games, movies, and hanging out with friends. jmb6212@truman.edu
Jonathan Davis is from St. Louis, Missouri. He won "Outstanding Soloist" at the ABC Solo Contest his junior year of high school and was in the District Honor Band his junior and senior years. He is currently a sophomore accounting major and music minor. Jonathan likes to spend his free time reading, running, and watching movies. jad2444@truman.edu
Kaisey Donner comes to us from Peoria, IL where she qualified for All-State Clarinet, All-District Choir, and received the John Philip Sousa Award. Kaisey is a junior music major who plans to enter the MAE program at Truman. She enjoys reading as well as anything Star Wars related. kmd988@truman.edu
Ken Goss is from Lebanon, MO where he was an alternate for the Missouri All-State Band . He is a senior music major and he enjoys tuning pianos, fixing instruments, and setting professional pyrotechnics shows. Ken was recently awarded a Truman Undergraduate Summer Research Grant to study Klezmer clarinet playing. krg420@truman.edu
Becky Harman comes to us from St. Louis, Missouri. She is a junior music education major who likes to read, hang out with friends and watch movies in her spare time. rmh336@truman.edu
Jill Kuanfung comes from Wildwood, Missouri just outside of St. Louis. She was a member of the Missouri All-State Band and she received the John Philip Sousa Award in high school. She is a sophomore music minor who enjoys painting, drawing, and climbing trees in addition to playing clarinet. jkk8275@truman.edu
Emily Lecaque is from Kirksville, Missouri where she received the John Philip Sousa Award and the Woody Herman Award. She is a sophomore English/Philosophy & Religion major. In her free time, she enjoys reading, swimming, playing clarinet and listening to music. elecaque@hotmail.com
Aileen McKenzie is a sophomore music performance major from Wildwood, MO. She was a member of the St. Louis Youth Symphony and the Webster Community School of Music's Young People's Concert Orchestra. She likes to read, swim, watch movies, and play soccer. arm6756@truman.edu
Erin Miesner is from Perryville, Missouri where she was in the All-State Band for four years and was a finalist in the Paduch Symphony Concerto Competition. Erin is a junior working towards a BM in clarinet performance. Her hobby is reading. ehm450@truman.edu
Nabil Pettit is from Mexico, Missouri. In 2007 he was selected to participate in the Aspen Music Festival, and he won the Truman Gold Medal Concerto Competition in 2006. He is working towards a BM in piano performance and enjoys reading, computer games, and playing the clarinet. njp558@truman.edu
Laura Reynolds comes to us from Lee's Summit, Missouri where she was in the All-State Band for two years, was a drum major, and received the Arion Award as well as a clarinet scholarship. Laura is a junior music education major and her hobbies include drawing, playing basketball, and buying shoes. lar651@truman.edu
Kayla Smalley is a first year music education / German double major from O'Fallon, Missouri. She played clarinet in the All-State Band for two years and the All-District Band for four years. She was a member of the St. Louis Youth Orchestra and she received the John Philip Sousa Award. She enjoys playing hacky-sack, chatting in German, writing, and listening to music. kms2342@truman.edu
Jennifer Tullmann is from Webster Groves (St. Louis), Missouri. She was a member of the All-Suburban Band for three years and performed in the Young People's Concert Orchestra. She was a soloist for the Missouri Lions All-State Band and a woodwind instructor for the Webster Groves School District. She enjoys hiking, cooking, dancing, and playing with animals. She graduated with a BA in music in 2008 and is currently pursuing a MA degree in musicology at Truman. jat221@truman.edu
Kelly Walker is from Platte City, Missouri where she received the John Philip Sousa Band Award. She is a junior music education major and her hobbies include photography, playing sports, and reading. krw784@truman.edu
Angela Welker comes to us from Cape Girardeau/Jackson, Missouri where she was a member of the All-State Band. She received a Truman clarinet scholarship for four years and graduated with a BA in music in 2008. She is currently pursuing the MAE degree at Truman and she enjoys swimming, running marathons, and facebook.
Lauren White is from Macomb, Illinois where she received a 1st division contest rating and the musicianship award. She is a sophomore psychology major and also enjoys theatre.
Julie Wikle is from Independence, Missouri. She is a first year music education major who enjoys dancing, golfing, and spending time with her boyfriend. In addition to clarinet, she sings and plays the piano.
Recent Clarinet Alumni
Alison Dahl is from West Chicago, IL. She graduated from Truman in May 2007 with a BA in Music, and is currently pursuing graduate studies in music education at the Florida State University. Her hobbies include watching movies, scrap booking, swimming, and playing music. gracemynote@msn.com
Dana Mottet came to us from Brighten, Iowa where she was in the All-State Band in 2001 and received the Alpha C. Mayfield Foundation Scholarship in 2004. She also received the Hearst Fine Arts Music Scholarship in 2005 and the Marion and Lucille Pillinger Woman Band Director Scholarship in 2006. Dana was a finalist in the Gold Medal Concerto Competition in 2006. djm232@truman.edu
Lisa Rubenthaler came to us from Wichita, KS where she was a member of the Kansas All-State Band for two years. She graduated from Truman in May 2007 with a BA in Spanish and a music minor. Lisa is now working on a Masters of Elementary Education and teaches fifth grade outside of NYC. She love to travel and has visited most of Latin America and parts of Europe. rubentli@shu.edu
Shino Saito is originally from Toyko, Japan, and came to us from St. Louis, Missouri where she was an All-State clarinetist her senior year. She graduated from Truman in May 2006 with a BA in Music and Communication Sciences. Shino is currently pursuing a MM in Clarinet Performance and Arts Administration at the Florida State University. Her hobbies include practicing, running, listening to music, studying, and learning about new cultures. ss07k@fsu.edu
Sebastian Speer is from Aurora, IL. He graduated from Truman in May 2006 with a BA in Music and after working at the Illinois Mathematics & Science Academy as a Resident Counselor, now resides with his wife in Tallahassee, FL. His hobbies include reading, running, and any kind of game. sspeer@imsa.edu
Aaron Stewart is from Kansas City where he was in the All-District Band on bass clarinet for two years. He played principal bass clarinet in the Truman State Wind Symphony for four years. Aaron recently graduated with a Master of Arts in Education degree and is currently a band director in Lebanon, MO. He enjoys working on cars, skiing and football. aaronrstew@yahoo.com