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Hi, I’m Sam—a professional woodwind player, composer, and music educator focused on helping students become expressive, well-rounded musicians. I specialize in saxophone and oboe, and also teach clarinet, flute, and bassoon. As a working multi-instrumentalist, I perform in a variety of settings including pit orchestras and jazz groups, and I bring that real-world experience into…

I’m a clarinetist and university-level instructor specializing in classical and contemporary music performance. Currently, I’m a teaching assistant at the Academy of Music Sarajevo and a guest member - principal clarinet in the Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra.

I have taught clarinet professionally since 1993. Most recently, I taught at Indiana State University for seven years, where I attracted a large studio. I have been a guest artist at the Clarinetissimo Festival at the National Conservatory in the Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic six times since 2017. This festival attracts highly notable clarinet artists from around the world.

Christopher Jones — Clarinetist, Educator & Veteran of the West Point Band Christopher Jones is a distinguished clarinetist, educator, and the driving force behind Clarinet Now — a resource beloved by clarinet students, teachers, and enthusiasts worldwide.

I like to work within the Jazz and Brazilian music styles. Besides developing reading skills, improvisation theory and creativity, I stimulate students to learn by heart the repertoire. Every week we study a new tune, memorize it, improvise on it and analyze its melody an harmony.

Margali Grenier (she/her) is Founder, President, and Executive Director of the nonprofit ensemble Plattsburgh Community Clarinet Choir, Incorporated (PCC), and Founder and Owner of Major Fifth Music. She is an active performer, educator, and instrument repair technician specialising in the curation and production of concerts featuring newly commissioned music.

My Background I've been playing with classical ensembles and rock bands since 2001. Even though I started on classical trombone and rock guitar, I have come to expand my repertoire to a variety of instruments and genres. During my time in college I performed with the University choir, orchestra, and band.

Dr. Lauren Kinane (she/her) is a Long Island based clarinetist and educator. As a clarinetist she has performed with the Atlantic Wind Symphony, Sound Symphony Orchestra, the Stony Brook Contemporary Chamber Players, Pioneer Valley Symphony, the MezzoBlasto clarinet quartet, the UMass Amherst Faculty Winds, and the UMass Amherst Graduate Woodwind Quintet.

A graduate of San Francisco Conservatory Of Music, I have been teaching clarinet and piano for over 20 years. During those years, I had opportunity to perform during the intermission of San Francisco Ballet and in the San Francisco Mozart Summer Festival, San Francisco Conservatory Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Conservatory Opera, made recordings with the Watchtower Society…

I have been teaching for over 25 years and I have studied with Frank Kocman (student of Nilo Hovey), Larry Allen (student of Robert Bloom & Humbert Lucarelli), Hollis Ulaky (Principal Oboist of Charlotte Symphony Orchestra), and Amanda Hardy (Principal Oboist of Portland Symphony Orchestra- student of John Ferrillo).