About
Dr. Katrina Clements is Assistant Professor/Artist of Woodwinds at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana where she teaches applied clarinet and saxophone, chamber music, and woodwind methods. Clements was recently appointed principal clarinet of the Lake Charles Symphony Orchestra and 2nd clarinet of the Rapides Symphony Orchestra. She is the bass clarinet for the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra and has previously played with the Santa Fe Symphony, New Mexico Philharmonic, and Arizona Philharmonic. During the summers, Clements teaches on faculty at the Minnesota Clarinet Academy in Minneapolis, MN and previously, at the International Music Camp.
As a proponent of creative collaborations across art disciplines, Clements’ current work focuses on commissioning and performing new pieces for clarinet and multimedia that incorporate visual elements to create deeper sensory experiences for audiences. She has premiered and performed multimedia compositions at the International ClarinetFest®, Low ClarinetFest, Oh My Ears New Music Festival, and presented lectures in artist residencies for studios across the United States. She also performs as a founding member of the ‘Vive Ensemble, clarinet and trumpet duo. Recent performances include the New York Electroacoustic Music Festival, SEAMUS Conference, Simposio Internacional de Dúos (Costa Rica), the SPLICE New Music Festival, the International ClarinetFest® (Dublin), and the College Music Society Regional Conferences.
Clements was a winner of the 2019 Arizona State University Concerto Competition and performed as a soloist with the ASU Wind Symphony. She also won the concerto competition at the University of Minnesota (2017) and the University of New Mexico (2013), and has appeared as an invited soloist with the New Life Symphony Orchestra Southwest and the Symphony Orchestra of Albuquerque. Internationally, Clements performed as the principal clarinet of the Prague Summer Nights Young Artists Festival orchestra (2018) throughout the Czech Republic. She was principal clarinet of the Spazio Music Festival (2014) in Orvieto, Italy.
Originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico, Clements holds a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree from Arizona State University where she was a clarinet Teaching Assistant. She received a Master’s of Music from the University of Minnesota in clarinet performance, and a Bachelor’s of Music Education from the University of New Mexico. Her primary teachers include Dr. Robert Spring, Dr. Joshua Gardner, Professor Alex Fiterstein, and Professor Keith Lemmons.
Katrina Clements is a Henri SELMER Paris/Conn-Selmer performing Artist and performs on the Henri SELMER Paris Privilège clarinets and bass clarinet.
