Clarinet Studio
Guest Clarinetists
Truman Clarinet Studio with Guest Artist Bil Jackson
2024-2025
Dr. Melissa Kindy, Assistant Professor of Clarinet at Nicholls State University
Dr. Gregory Oakes, Professor of Clarinet at Iowa State University
2023-2024
Dr. Stephanie Zelnick, Professor of Clarinet at University of Kansas
Dr. David Deiter, Clarinetist, Salina Symphony (Kansas)
Vinola Trio (Clarinetist Li-Jie Esther Yu, DMA Candidate from IU)
2022-2023
Dr. Erin Cameron, Assistant Professor of Clarinet at Arkansas State University
Dr. Amy Guffey, Instructor of Clarinet at Kansas State University
2021-2022
Dr. David Gresham, Professor of Clarinet at Illinois State University
Wild Prairie Winds Woodwind Quintet, Iowa
2020-2021 (Virtual Guests on Zoom)
Dr. Charles West, Professor of Clarinet at Virginia Commonwealth University (Ret.)
Dr. Elizabeth Gunlogson, Associate Professor of Clarinet at the University of New Hampshire
Christopher Howard, Chief Musician in the US Coast Guard Band & Owner of Howard Woodwind Co.
Dr. Todd Waldecker, Professor of Clarinet at Middle Tennessee State University
Christhatai Paksamai, Lecturer of Clarinet at Zhaoqing University (China)
Dr. Spencer Prewitt, Assistant Professor of Clarinet at Austin Peay State University (TN)
Dr. Dawn Marie Lindblade-Evans, Associate Professor of Clarinet at the University of Central Oklahoma
Berginald Rash, Co-Founder/Artistic Director of Vivre Musicale, Inc. (Ireland)
Dr. Yamileth Perez Mora, Professor of Clarinet at the University of Costa Rica
Dr. Jaren Hinckley, Professor of Clarinet at Brigham Young University
Dr. Shawn Copeland, Associate Professor of Clarinet at the University of Idaho
Michele Gingras, Instructor of Clarinet at Butler University
Dr. Cecilia Kang, Associate Professor of Clarinet at Louisiana State University
London Silas Shavers, Professor of Clarinet at Northwest Mississippi Community College
Dr. Michael Rowlett, Associate Professor of Clarinet at the University of Mississippi
Dr. Lucas Willsie, Adjunct Professor of Clarinet at Central Methodist University
Dr. Vanessa Davis, Buffet Crampon Performing Artist and Educator
Dr. Kip Franklin, Assistant Professor of Clarinet at the University of South Alabama
Dr. Sarah Manasreh, Assistant Professor of Clarinet at the Univ. of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Dr. Danielle Woolery, Associate Professor of Clarinet at Texas Women’s University
Dr. Mary Alice Druhan, Professor of Clarinet at Texas A & M University-Commerce
Dr. Amanda Morrison, Instructor of Clarinet at Slippery Rock University
2019-2020
Dr. Emily McIvor, Artist-Instructor of Clarinet at the University of Nebraska at Omaha
Dr. Kelly Austermann, Adjunct Professor of Music at East Central College
Lisa Wissenberg, Adjunct Professor of Clarinet at Mount Mercy University
RE: New Music Duo featuring Clarinet Alumnus Emily Mehigh (Chicago, IL)
2018-2019
Radovan Cavallin, Principal Clarinet of the Orquesta Filarmonica de Gran Canaria
Sarah Watts, Bass Clarinet Teacher at the Royal Northern College of Music
Dominique Vadal, International Soloist and Winner of the Paris International Competition
Antonio Saiote, Clarinet Teacher at the Porto Superior School of Music (Portugal)
Dr. Jorge Montilla, Assistant Professor of Clarinet at the University of Iowa
Dr. John Cipolla, Professor of Clarinet at Western Kentucky University
Lake Effect Clarinet Quartet (Chicago, IL)
2017-2018
Vinicio Meza, Clarinetist in the National Symphony Orchestra of Costa Rica
Dr. Gregory Oakes, Assistant Professor of Clarinet at Iowa State University
Dr. Kelly Johnson, Principal Clarinetist of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra
Dr. Denise Gainey, Associate Professor of Clarinet at the Univ. of Alabama-Birmingham
Dr. Diane Barger, Professor of Clarinet at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2016-2017
Scott Andrews, Principal Clarinetist of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Dr. Yamileth Perez Mora, Professor of Clarinet at the University of Costa Rica
John Klinghammer, Associate Principal Clarinetist of the Kansas City Symphony
Hijinx Clarinet Quartet, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Dr. Larkin Sanders, D’Addario Woodwinds Clarinet Artist Clinician
2015-2016
Gabriel Campos Zamora, Principal Clarinetist of the Minnesota Orchestra
Cindy Price Svehla, Buffet Crampon USA Artist and Music Educator
Lynn Fryer, Clarinetist of the US Navy Band in Washington, DC (Ret.)
Dr. Stephanie Zelnick, Professor of Clarinet at the University of Kansas
2014-2015
Dr. Diane Barger, Professor of Clarinet at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Eric Ginsberg, Professor of Clarinet at Western Illinois University
Dr. Elizabeth Crawford, Professor of Clarinet at Ball State University
Stanislav Golovin, Gold Medal Winner, Houston Symphony Young Artist Competition
2013-2014
Raymond Santos, Principal Clarinetist of the Kansas City Symphony
Dr. Daniel Sheridan, Professor of Clarinet at Winona State University
Diana Haskell, Associate Principal Clarinetist of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Tzuying Huang, Bass Clarinetist of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Becky Swett Hill, Professor of Clarinet at Lindenwood University
2012-2013
Dr. Eric Mandat, Professor of Clarinet and Composition at Southern Illinois University
Bil Jackson, Associate Professor of Clarinet at Vanderbilt University
Dr. Julia Heinen, Professor of Clarinet at California State University, Northridge
Audrey Denny, Clarinet Specialist and Instructor at SaxQuest, Inc.
Dr. Amanda McCandless, Professor of Clarinet at the University of Northern Iowa
Dr. Malena McLaren, Associate Professor of Clarinet at Northwestern State University
2011-2012
Brian Gnojek, Co-Principal and E-flat Clarinetist of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago
Lynn Fryer, Retired Clarinetist of the United States Navy Band in Washington, DC
Rachael Stutzman, Second Clarinetist of the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Dr. Jonathan Salter, Instructor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
2010-2011
Boris Allakhverdyan, Principal Clarinetist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic
Dr. Phillip Paglialonga, Professor of Clarinet at Virginia Tech University
Forrest Philpott, Retired Bass Clarinetist of the Kansas City Symphony
Dr. Cynthia Doggett, Associate Professor of Clarinet at Central College
2009-2010
Dr. Sandra Mosteller, Professor of Clarinet at Wayland Baptist University
Jeanine York-Garesche, Clarinet Faculty at the UMSL
Dr. Jared Kobos, Clarinet Faculty at The Music School of Delaware
Army Ground Forces Band Woodwind Quintet
2008-2009
Diana Haskell, Associate Principal Clarinetist of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Dr. Oskar Espina-Ruiz, Professor of Clarinet at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts
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
2007-2008
Dr. Kelly Johnson, Principal Clarinetist of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra
Dr. David Gresham, Associate Professor of Clarinet at Illinois State University
Dr. Christine Damm, Instructor of Clarinet at Quincy University