Curriculum Vitae

Education 

Anticipated Doctor of Musical Arts – Clarinet Performance 

May 2024 University of North Carolina at Greensboro • Greensboro, NC  Committee: Andy Hudson (chair), Anthony Taylor, Elizabeth Keathley  

Primary Professors: Andy Hudson & Anthony Taylor 

Cognate: Musicology 

May 2022 Post-Baccalaureate Certificate – Musicology 

University of North Carolina at Greensboro • Greensboro, NC 

May 2021 Master of Music – Clarinet Performance 

University of North Carolina at Greensboro • Greensboro, NC 

Primary Professors: Andy Hudson & Anthony Taylor 

May 2018 Master of Business Administration 

Northeastern University • Boston, MA 

2010 – 2012 May 2010 

Additional Graduate Study 

Louisiana State University • Baton Rouge, LA Primary Professor: Robert DiLutis 

Bachelor of Music – Clarinet Performance Furman University • Greenville, SC 

Primary Professor: Robert Chesebro 

Teaching Experience 

Collegiate 

2019 – Present University of North Carolina at Greensboro Clarinet Studio Assists studio professors with teaching undergraduate and master-level students, judging  ensemble auditions, giving masterclasses, and assisting with registration for courses. Private/Freelance 

2018 – Present Oak City Clarinet 

Private Clarinet Studio 

Professional

2014 – 2017 United States Army 

Served as “Section Leader” – led ensemble sectionals and rehearsals for all 82nd ABN Div  Band clarinetists 

K-12 

2021 – Present Music & Arts 

Master Teacher 

Clarinet and Saxophone Instructor 

2018 – 2020 Sanderson High School Raleigh, NC 

Clarinet Instructor 

2018 St. Timothy’s School Raleigh, NC 

Clarinet and Saxophone Instructor 

2018 Kidznotes Raleigh, NC 

Substitute Clarinet Instructor 

Guest Masterclasses 

2009 – Present  

Enloe High School • Raleigh, NC 

Apex Middle School • Apex, NC 

Carroll Middle School • Raleigh, NC 

Greer Middle School • Greer, SC 

Spartanburg High School • Spartanburg, NC  

Seneca Middle School • Seneca, SC 

East Ascension High School • East Ascension Parish, LA  

Easley High School • Easley, SC 

Employment 

2021 – Present University of North Carolina at Greensboro Community Music School Mentor level teacher in clarinet, bass clarinet, and alto sax 

2021 – Present Music & Arts 

Master teacher in clarinet, bass clarinet, alto sax, tenor sax, bari sax, and flute 

2014 – 2017 United States Army 82nd Airborne Division Band & Chorus Clarinetist • Logistics Clerk 

2015 – 2017 United States Army Army Ground Forces Band 

Clarinetist 

Research/Creative Activity 

Professional 

2022 – Present Queens Gate Trio

Trio of Flute, Clarinet, and Bassoon 

2022 Greensboro Opera Greensboro, NC 

Porgy and Bess – Clarinet 2 and Alto Sax 1 

2021 Opera Roanoke Roanoke, VA 

Bluebeard’s Castle – Clarinet, Eb Clarinet, A Clarinet, Alto Sax 

2021 Piedmont Wind Symphony Winston-Salem, NC 

2021 World Premiere: Reflections on Universi by Garrett Michael George •  Greensboro, NC 

2020 Orchestra 2100 Virginia & North Carolina 

Principal Clarinet 

2013 – Present Poinsett Wind Symphony Greenville, SC 

Assistant Principal Clarinet 

2018 Carolina Philharmonic Southern Pines, NC 

Bass Clarinet 

2018 Blue Notes Dixieland Jazz Band Raleigh, NC 

Substitute Clarinet 

2018 Triangle Wind Ensemble Raleigh, NC 

Clarinet 

2018 Raleigh Concert Band Raleigh, NC 

Clarinet 

2018 Raleigh Clarinet Quartet Raleigh, NC 

Clarinet, Bass Clarinet 

2016 82nd Airborne Division Band  

Toured with the “Music in the Schools” ensemble providing musical entertainment for  elementary, middle, and high school students throughout NC, SC, and VA 

2014 – 2016 Army Ground Forces Band 

Provided performance assistance for over 18 concerts and performed as a member of the  AGFB Clarinet Quartet 

Collegiate 

2020 – Present Appalachia A Southeastern Wind Symphony 

Principal Clarinet 

2020 Queen City Composer Collective at UNCG Greensboro, NC Organized a performance and residency of 7 composers and 13 performers in an  event of 6 world premieres 

2020 Casella Sinfonietta Greensboro, NC 

Principal Clarinet 

2008 – 2010 Kaden Clarinet Quartet Greenville, SC 

Clarinet, Bass Clarinet 

2008 Carolina Pops Orchestra Greenville, SC

Clarinet 

2009 Eastern Music Festival Greensboro, NC 

Clarinet, Bass Clarinet 

Service 

2021 – 2022 UNCG Faculty Search Committee – Assistant Professor of Musicology Student member of the search committee 

Masterclasses Given 

2021 San Jose State University 

Presented for Dr. Nathan Hudson’s orchestration class on clarinet with Andy Hudson, Joanna McCoskey, and Lucas Gianini 

Conference Presentations and Presentations 

2021 The International Clarinet Association Youth Committee Workshop Zoom  Presentation 

Guest Artist Presenter on the transition from undergraduate studies to graduate  studies 

2021 Darkwater Womxn in Music Festival UNCP, Pembroke, NC 2021 The College Music Society National Convention Rochester, NY Performed “Prometheus” with the UNCG Clarinet Octet 

2021 The International Clarinet Association Convention Zoom  due to COVID19  

Performed with the UNCG Clarinet Choir 

Masterclass Performances 

2021 Lauren Jacobson Associate Professor of Clarinet University of Northern  Colorado 

2021 Joshua Gardner Clinical Associate Professor of Music and Director of the Performance Physiology Research Laboratory Arizona State University 2021 Christopher Nichols Associate Professor of Clarinet University of Delaware

2020 Afendi Yusuf Clarinet Faculty at the Cleveland Institute of Music Principal  Clarinet of The Cleveland Orchestra 

2020 Shannon Scott Associate Professor of Clarinet and Music History Washington State University Principal Clarinet of the Eastern Music Festival Orchestra  2020 Danny Mui Bass Clarinetist of the NYC Ballet Orchestra 

2020 Bryan Choi Adjunct Clarinet Professor Inje University Principal Clarinet with  The Soloists Philharmonic 

2019 Zach Good Eighth Blackbird 

2019 Sam Rothstein Assistant Principal Clarinet of the Indianapolis Symphony 2019 Roger Zare Composer Illinois State University 

2019 Eric Mandat Composer Visiting Professor of Clarinet and Distinguished Scholar Southern Illinois University Carbondale 

2018 YaoGuan Zhai Baltimore Symphony Orchestra 

2018 Robert DiLutis Professor of Clarinet University of Maryland 2011 Elsa Ludweig Verdehr University Distinguished Professor Michigan State University 

2010 The United States “President’s Own” Marine Band Clarinet Quartet 2009 Howard Klug Professor of Clarinet Indiana University 

2009 Kelly Burke Professor of Clarinet and Associate Dean for the School of Music, Theatre and Dance University of North Carolina at Greensboro 

Reviews and Publications 

2020 The Clarinet Online International Clarinet Association “From MBA to DMA: 8 Things I Learned in Business School About Clarinet Teaching”  (with Andy Hudson) 

2009 CVNC: An Online Arts Journal North Carolina 

“…with Roddy Terrell providing nice responses on the clarinet and engaging in a well  executed dialogue with concertmaster Sarah Land.”