OU Visiting Artists
The Ohio University Clarinet Studio regularly welcomes an impressive number of outstanding visiting artists. Students have the privilege of working with these clarinetists in master classes and/or private lessons, as well as hearing them perform live in the School of Music Recital Hall.
Following are some of our talented visiting clarinetists from previous years:
Orchestral Players
- Kimberly Boardman, South Bend Symphony (IN)
- Franklin Cohen, Cleveland Orchestra
- Anthony Costa, Dayton Philharmonic
- Daniel Gilbert, Cleveland Orchestra
- Robert Jones, Columbus Symphony
- John Kurokawa, Dayton Philharmonic
- Eugene Marquis, Cincinnati Ballet Orchestra
- Daniel Paprocki, Evansville Philharmonic (IN)
- John Bruce Yeh, Chicago Symphony
Soloists/Recording Artists
- Jonathan Cohler, faculty, Longy School of Music
- Ivano Rondoni, renowned Italian clarinetist
- David Shifrin, faculty, Yale University
- Robert Spring, faculty, Arizona State University
College/Conservatory Professors
- Diane Barger, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Kristina Belisle, University of Akron, OH
- Ann-Marie Bingham, Marshall University, Huntington, WV
- Deborah Bish, Florida State University, Tallahassee
- Kelly Burke, University of North Carolina-Greensboro
- Jane Carl, University of Missouri Kansas City Conservatory of Music
- Steven Cohen, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
- Kimberly Cole-Luevano, University of North Texas, Denton
- Elizabeth Crawford, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
- Anthony Costa, Penn State University, University Park, PA
- Elizabeth Crawford, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
- William Bruce Curlette, Cedarville College, OH
- Karen Dannessa, Westchester University, Westchester, PA
- Julie DeRoche, DePaul University, Chicago, IL
- Eli Eban, Indiana University, Bloomington
- Jane Ellsworth, Kenyon College, OH
- Oskar Espina-Ruiz, University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem
- Ronald de Kant, University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music, OH
- Michele Gingras, Miami University, Oxford, OH
- David Gresham, Illinois State University, Normal, IL
- Caroline Hartig, Ohio State University, Columbus
- Richard Hawkins, Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, OH
- Sarunas Jankauskas, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
- Frank Kowalsky, Florida State University, Tallahassee
- Gail Lehto Zugger, Capital University, Columbus, OH
- Jacqueline McIlwain, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS
- Janice Minor, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
- Kelley Rogers Niiyama, Indiana State University, Terra Haute, IN
- Randall Paul, Wright State University, Dayton, OH
- Maxine Ramey, University of Montana, Missoula
- Barbara Specht, Heidelberg College, OH
- Michael Sullivan, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff
- Anthony Taylor, University of North Carolina-Greensboro
- Scott Wright, University of Kentucky-Lexington
Chamber Ensembles
- Columbus Camerata (Leslie Maaser, flute; Susan Dayton, oboe; Melanie Richards, clarinet; Jethro Woodson, bassoon
- Eastwind Trio d’Anches from University of North Carolina Greensboro (Mary Ashley Barret, oboe; Kelly Burke, clarinet; Michael Burns, bassoon)
- Ocatillo Trio from Arizona State University (Robert Spring, clarinet; Jeffrey Lyman, bassoon; Martin Schuring, oboe)
- Prestige Quartet (Anthony Costa, John Kurokawa, Janice Minor, and Sarah Nowlin, clarinets)
- Quorum Contemporary Ensemble (Kimberly Cole, clarinet, Winston Collier, bassoon; Midori Koga, piano; Alison Shaw, percussion; Timothy McAllister, saxophone; Carolyn Stuart, violin)
- Trio con brio from Florida State University (Frank Kowalsky, clarinet, Lubomir Georgiev, cello; Carolyn Bridger, piano)
Military Band Clarinetists
- Lacey Stokes, United Air Force Band of the West, San Antonio, TX
Freelance
- Karen Benda, Private teacher, Lawrence, KS
- Melinda Murphy, Alexander Technique specialist, Columbus, OH
- Melanie Richards, private teacher, Columbus, OH
- Elizabeth Stimpert, Alarm Will Sound
