Congratulations to my Furman clarinet students Sam Hsieh, Gabrielle Phillips and Vanna Tsiknias for their acceptance to Sewanee Summer Music Festival and Bay View Music Festival this summer.
Congratulations to my private clarinet student, Kendrick Miller for her acceptance to the Fine Arts Center!
Furman University Clarinet Ensemble has been invited to perform at the International Clarinet Associations ClarinetFest 2019 in Knoxville, TN!
2018-2019 Carolina Youth Symphony Acceptance
- Kendrick Miller
2018 University of Oklahoma, MM Acceptance
- Zach Pavlicek
2017 South Carolina MTNA Competition
“Young Artist Performance” Category
- Alternate Winner- Gabrielle Phillips
“Chamber Music Wind” Category
- First Place Winner- Mezcla Reed Quintet
2016-2017 Carolina Youth Symphony Acceptance
- Gabrielle Elise Phillips
- Jake Seiter
2016-2017 Carolina Youth Symphony Acceptance
- Gabrielle Elise Phillips
- Jake Seiter
2016 South Carolina All-State Senior Band Acceptance
- Thomas Palmer
2016 Judges’ Scholarship from Music Club of Greenville
- Thomas Palmer
2015 University of Michigan, BM Acceptance
- David Namkoong
2015 Interlochen Summer Arts Camp Acceptance
- Nathan Lee
2014 North Dakota MTNA Competition
“Senior Solo Performance” Category
- First Place Winner- Ian Kakac
- Alternate Winner- Max Sommers
2013 NDSU-MSUM University Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition
- First Place Winner- Zach Pavlicek
2013 North Dakota MTNA Competition
“Young Artist Performance” Category
- First Place Winner- Zach Pavlicek
- Alternate Winner- Greta Teigen
“Chamber Music Wind” Category
- Alternate Winner- NDSU Woodwind Quintet
2013-2015 Fargo-Moorhead Area Youth Symphony Acceptance
- Kalena Taralson Fargo South High School, ND
- Ian Kakac Hawley High School, MN
- Michael Kuklok, Centra Cass High School, ND
2013 First Chair Clarinet Section in Michigan All-State Middle School Band
- Nathan Lee
2012 & 2013 Luzerne Music Center Acceptance
- Nathan Lee
2012 Huron High School Concerto Competition Winner
- Oscar Chen & Jin Woo Lee
2012 AASPA Youth Symphony Orchestra Acceptance
- Micaela Keller
- Molly Ripka
2012 Michigan All-State High School Band Acceptance
- Sam Keller
2012 Michigan All-State Middle School Band Acceptance
- Micaela Keller
2011 Michigan Youth Ensemble Acceptance
- Oscar Chen
- David Namkoong
2011 University of Michigan Campus Orchestra Concerto Competition -Winner
- Dar Wei Chen