KENNETH LEE CLARINET STUDIO 2022-2023
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Studio Alumni

Wonkak Kim 

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Won Kak Kim was awarded a large scholarship to attend the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill,  where he double-majored in mathematics and music.  He received his Doctorate from Florida State University where he studied with Frank Kowalsky.  Won has been a featured soloist with the Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic, performing the Nielson Clarinet Concerto (from memory). He is Assistant Professor of Clarinet at Tennessee Tech University

Glenn Dickson

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Glenn Dickson-Another member of our first graduating class, Glenn attended New England Conservatory where he obtained   Bachelor and Master  Degrees in Clarinet Performance.  Glenn has produced and performed on 7 CDs with his klezmer  group Shirim;  his children’s album produced with Maurice Sendak received an award of “Best Children’s Album”.

Garrick Zoeter

Garrick Zoeter, the studio’s first MTNA National Winner, got his Bachelor’s degree from The Juilliard School where he studied with Charles  Neidick and his Masters Degree from Yale where he studied with David Schiffrin.  Garrick’s quartet  Antares won the Young Concert Artist auditions.   Garrick has performed as soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra as the winner of the NSO Young Soloist Competition, and is the  Anna Lee Van Buren Chair in Clarinet; Coordinator of Winds and Percussion; Associate Professor, Clarinet at Shenandoah University and Conservatory.
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Wallis Williams 

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​Wallis Williams
 received her Bachelor’s degree in clarinet performance from VCU where she studied with Charles West, and her Masters and Doctoral degrees from Cincinnati Conservatory.  Wallis is Adjunct Professor of Clarinet at University of Dayton.

Jayden Liu, a graduate of Oakton High School, was principal  clarinet of the Capital Symphonic Youth Orchestra for three years and a member of Virginia All-State Band for three years.  He was First Place Winner of NVMTA Woodwind Competitions, Virginia State winner of the MTNA National Woodwind Competition in 2021.  He enjoys tennis, learning about history, drawing, movies, and writing/designing narratives. Jayden was a nine year member of our studio. He is currently attending Washington  University in St. Louis
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JAYDEN LIU

Ryan Phillips

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Sophomore at UNC Chapel Hill where he is a Keenan Music Scholar on a full scholarship. 
​Ryan will be spending his Junior abroad at  

Jon Noble 

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​Jon Noble  was the studio’s second MTNA National Winner.  Dr. Noble is assistant Provost for Asia of the University of Notre Dame, where he teaches Chinese Literature and Culture. 

Eric Jacobs

Eric Jacobs graduated with highest honors in the music department of VCU as a clarinet performance major under Charles West, and received  his Master’s Degree at the Shepherd School of Music, Rice University under Michael Webster and his Doctorate from the University of Southern California under Yehuda Galad. He is a clarinetist in the Seattle Symphony.
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WALLIS WILLIAMS

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Elliot Lee is a recent graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, and is currently attending Princeton University.   He was a first clarinet in the TJ Wind Symphony and co-principle clarinet of The Capitol Symphonic Youth Orchestra.  His Art Supplement submitted to Princeton included Spohr Concerto no. 1 First Movement and Second Movement of the Mozart Clarinet Concerto.
ELLIOT LEE

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REBECCA ANDERSON
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Rebecca Stewart received her Bachelor’s degree from VCU as a student of Charles West, and is a Virginia Band director.

Eleanor Weigert

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Eleanor Weigert has received a Bachelor of Music Degree
​in clarinet performance from the University of Michigan where she studied with Fred Ormond, and her Masters from Glenn Gould School of Music  in Toronto where she studied with Joaquin  Valdepenas, principal clarinet of the Toronto Symphony.

Lindsey Williams

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Lindsay Williams received her Bachelor of Music degree in clarinet performance from the Eastman School of Music where she studied with Peter Hadcock and John Manasse.  Lindsay Williams teaches privately in Washington, D.C.

Christopher Grant

Clarinetist Staff Sergeant Christopher Grant joined “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band in July 2006. Staff Sgt. Grant began his musical training on the clarinet at age 9. After graduating in 2002 from James Madison High School in Vienna, Va., he earned a bachelor’s degree in music from the University of Michigan (U-M) in Ann Arbor in 2006.  His instructors included Kenneth Lee of Vienna, and Fred Ormand and Deborah Chodacki of U-M.  Grant teaches clarinet at the Landon School.
In 2012, Staff Sgt. Grant performed Vincenzo Bellini’s Gran Duetto Concertato La Sonnambula for E-flat and B-flat clarinets with Gunnery Sgt. Michelle Urzynicok at the International ClarinetFest in Lincoln, Neb.

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Juliana Evans Arnold

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Senior Master Sgt. Julianna Evans Arnold is a clarinetist with the Concert Band, The United States Air Force Band, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C. A native of Vienna, Virginia, she joined the Air Force in January 2000. She teaches privately at Bishop Ireton High School.
A graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, Arnold received a Bachelor of Music degree, magna cum laude in 1997. During her undergraduate studies, she was the winner of the Virginia Commonwealth University Concerto Competition. She earned a Master of Music degree in 1999 from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Before joining the Air Force, Arnold participated in the Cincinnati Chamber Arts Festival and the Aspen Music Festival. Additionally, she was a semi-finalist in the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. Her former teachers include Kenneth Lee, Dr. Charles West, Ted Oien, Dan Silver and Ronald deKant.

David Weigart

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Dr. Rolf Noyer

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Rolf Noyer-The Studio’s first entrant in the MTNA Competition, Rolf went to Harvard.  Dr. Noyer is currently Professor of Linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania.

Alex Kulescza 

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Alex Kulescza is a post doctoral fellow at The University of Michigan in Computer Science and Engineering.  Author of
  • Determinantal Point Processes for Machine Learning

Cynthia Douglas

One of our studio’s first alums, Cynthia was First-Chair Virginia All State, left to major in clarinet at Oberlin where she studied with Larry McDonald until an accident threatened her eyesight if she continued to play clarinet.  She now performs as a Celtic Harpist and has recorded  five CDs.

Michael  Banks ​

Michael  Banks was the studio’s first MTNA National Finalist, studied physics on the Full-Trustee Scholarship at University of Southern California.  Dr. Banks is a physicist living in Great Falls, Virginia.
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Cameron Dahl

Cameron Dahl, a graduate of William and Mary, is a Minister of Music.

Marietta Squire

Marietta Squire attended West Point Military Academy, and was the starting goalie for the women’s soccer team.  She survived several tours in Iraq, and now is studying medicine.

Christopher You

Christopher You attended the Cleveland Institute of Music where he studied with Frank Cohen, principal clarinet of the Cleveland Orchestra.

Kathleen Budney

Kathleen Budney is a graduate of UNC, Chapel Hill, where she studied with Donald Oehler, and is Personnel Manager of the Brooklyn Philharmonic

Megan Kim

Megan Kim is attending the Peabody Conservatory of Music where she studied with Steve Barta, principal clarinet Baltimore Symphony.

Joseph Cackler

Joseph Cackler, a recent graduate of Stanford University, was an MTNA national finalist.

Philip Kowalczyk

Philip Kowalczyk, an MTNA National Finalist, was accepted at Princeton after a personal phone call from the Princeton University Orchestra director, congratulating him on his “arts supplement” CD including the Debussy Premiere Rhapsody.

Emily Avesian

Emily Avesian- Bachelor of Music, VCU and Master of Music Arizona State. Studies with Charles West and Robert Spring. Emily is the Personnel Manager of the Richmond Symphony.

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What Our Clients Are Saying

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  • Welcome, Bio
  • Clarinet Express
    • Clarinet Express Reviews
  • Meet My Students
    • Current Students
    • Studio Alumni
  • Studio Information
    • studio recital Info
    • Studio News
    • Lesson Exchange List
    • Studio Lesson Day Calendar 2022-2023