Curriculum Vitae

Douglas Monroe
Clarinetist
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14264 Old Courthouse Way #17

Newport News, Virginia 23602
(757) 897-8865
monroe.117@gmail.com

EDUCATION

1988-1990/ The Ohio State University

2006-2008 Doctor of Musical Arts in Clarinet
Document: “Conflict and Meaning in Carl Nielsen’s
Concerto for Klarinet og Orkester, Op. 57 (1928)”

1986 - 1988 University of Arizona

Master of Music in Clarinet Performance

1983 - 1986 Michigan State University

Bachelor of Music in Music Education

1981-1983 Manhattan School of Music

1980-1981 Interlochen Arts Academy

High School Diploma

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2004 - Present United States Air Force Heritage of America Band: Commander,
Conductor, Clarinetist

1998-2004 United States Air Force Band of the Golden West: Commander,
Conductor, Clarinetist

1996-1998 Band of the United States Air Forces in Europe: Deputy

Commander, Associate Conductor, Clarinetist

1992-1996 United States Air Force Heritage of America Band: Deputy

Commander, Associate Conductor, Clarinetist

1989 - 1992 United States Army Field Band, Washington, D.C.:

Clarinet Soloist, Section Clarinetist, Arranger

1987 - 1988 Arizona Opera Orchestra: Principal Clarinetist

1986 – 1987 Arizona Opera Orchestra: Second Clarinetist

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2008 Residency at Illinois State University, April 20-28, 2008. Master

classes, private instruction, and a solo performance with the
Wind Symphony

2007 The Ohio State University: Private clarinet instruction in reed

making for nine graduate and undergraduate clarinet majors

1992 – Present Private Clarinet Studio

1992 – Present United States Air Force Music Program: Private Clarinet
Instructor

2004 – Present United States Air Force Heritage of America Band: Ensemble
coach, Langley Winds Woodwind Quintet and Chamber Winds

1998 – 2004 United States Air Force Band of the Golden West: Ensemble
coach, Golden West Winds Woodwind Quintet and Chamber
Winds

1988-1989 The Ohio State University: Graduate Teaching Associate;

Thirteen undergraduate and graduate clarinet students

1984 – 1992 Clarinet instructor, various school music programs in Michigan,

Arizona, and Washington, D.C.

MASTER CLASSES TAUGHT

2008 Research presentation at International Clarinet Association

Convention, July 2, 2008, Kansas City, Missouri

2008 Reed-Making Seminar at Illinois State University

2007 Guest Lecture Recital “Finding Meaning in Conflict; Carl

Nielsen’s Concerto for Clarinet, Op. 57 (1928) at Michigan State
University

2007 Reed-Making Seminar at The Ohio State University

2005 Reed-Making Seminar at the United States Air Force Heritage of

America Band

2004 Reed-Making Seminar at California State University, Sacramento

1992 Co-creator of United States Army Field Band Clarinet Quartet

educational video Improving Your Clarinet Section Through the
Use of Clarinet Quartets

1991 Clinician at MENC Conference in Pittsburg, PA; Improving

Your Clarinet Section Through the Use of Clarinet Quartets
targeting the high school music educator

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SOLO APPEARANCES WITH ENSEMBLES

2009 To premier and record Michael Gandolfi’s Serenade for Clarinet

and Wind Ensemble with New England Conservatory’s Jordan
Winds in April 2009

2008 Illinois State University Wind Symphony

Debussy Premiere Rhapsody

2008 United States Air Force Heritage of America Band

Weber Concertino, eight performances

2007 United States Air Force Band of the Golden West

Various Artie Shaw pieces, four performances

1991 United States Army Field Band

Weber Second Concerto for Clarinet, eight performances

1990 United States Army Field Band

Krommer Second Concerto for Two Clarinets, fourteen
performances

1988 University of Arizona Symphony Orchestra

Mozart Sinfonia Concertante
Winner of President’s Concert Concerto Competition

1987 University of Arizona Symphony Orchestra

Weber Second Concerto for Clarinet
Winner of President’s Concert Concerto Competition

Includes solo performances at Chautauqua Institution; Interlochen Arts Camp; Meyerson

Symphony Center in Dallas; Music Hall in Cincinnati; Kennedy Center for the Performing
Arts in Washington, D.C.; Whiting Hall in Flint, MI; American Bandmasters Association
Convention at Arizona State University in 1991; American School Band Directors
Association Convention, Charleston, S.C. in 1991

REPRESENTATIVE SOLO RECITAL PERFORMANCES

2007 Doctoral chamber music recital at The Ohio State University

(Brahms, Debussy, Nielsen, Tajcevic)

2007 Doctoral solo recital at The Ohio State University

(Nielsen Clarinet Concerto lecture recital)

2006 The United States Air Force Heritage of America Band recital
series
(Stravinsky, Sutermeister, Copland)

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REPRESENTATIVE SOLO RECITAL PERFORMANCES (continued)

2004 The United States Air Force Heritage of America Band recital
series
(Copland, Schubert)

2002 The United States Air Force Band of the Golden West recital
series
(Roumanis)

2000 The United States Air Force Band of the Golden West recital
series
(Krommer, Danzi)

1991 The United States Army Field Band recital series

(Brahms, Larsen, Bozza, Babin)

1990 The United States Army Field Band recital series

(Beethoven, Debussy, Bartok, Farenc)

REPRESENTATIVE CHAMBER MUSIC EXPERIENCE

2007 Clarinet, cello, piano recital

(Brahms, Beethoven)

2003 United States Air Force Band of the Golden West Chamber
Winds tour of California’s Northern Coast
(Krommer, Mozart, Donizetti)

1995 United States Air Force Heritage of America Band Chamber

Winds tour in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina
(Stravinsky)

1990 L’histoire du Soldat by Igor Stravinsky with Richmond Currents

contemporary music ensemble

1989-1992 Founding member of Kalamos Clarinet Quartet, Washington,

D.C.

1987 Wind octet at Aspen Music Festival

1986-1988 Los Vientos Wind Quintet, Tucson, AZ

1986-1988 Coronado Trio (clarinet, cello, piano), Tucson, AZ

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REVIEWS

Green Valley (AZ) News:

“Clarinetist Douglas Monroe gave a beautiful performance of Weber’s ‘Concerto No. 2 for
Clarinet,’ its ‘Recitative and ala Polacca.’ Monroe was flawless in his technique,
impeccable in his intonation, and dramatic in his interpretation.”

Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch:

“(The Soldier’s Tale) was a wry delight..”

Lancaster (OH) Eagle-Gazette:

“In one word, it was inspiring.” (performance of Krommer Concerto for Two Clarinets in
Eb by Douglas Monroe and James Heffernan)

Flint (MI) Herald:

“…lively clarinet soloist for ‘Polacca from Concerto No. 2’ (Carl Maria von Weber). His
light woodwind passages were accented with fluid runs that won firm crowd approval.”

Lima (OH) News:

“…Douglas Monroe displayed his expertise on the clarinet, soloing on Carl Maria von
Weber’s ‘Polacca from Concerto No. 2’…His playing was serious. Monroe’s fingers never
missed a note in running a series of scales. His breath was accurate as he changed
octaves from a low E to high F.”

CLARINET TEACHERS

2006-2008/ James Pyne The Ohio State University

1988-1990

1987 Joaquin Valdepeñas Aspen Music Festival

1986-1987 Dr. Charles West University of Arizona

1983-1986 Dr. Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr Michigan State University

1981-1983 Leon Russianoff Manhattan School of Music

1980-1981 Dr. Frank Kowalsky Interlochen Arts Academy

1979-1980 Paul Schaller Detroit Symphony Orchestra

FESTIVALS ATTENDED

1994 – 1996 University of Colorado Wind Conducting

Symposium

1987 Aspen Music Festival

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RECORDINGS

CLARINET

2004 The Seven Ages of Man; A Tone Poem for Clarinet and Piano by
George Roumanis. Bill Holcombe Publishing Label

1994 Stormworks! The Wind Music of Stephen Melillo. Smithfield:

Stormworks Label

1993 Stravinsky/Strauss, United States Heritage of America Band

COMMERCIAL PRODUCER

1995 Capitol Quartet, Saxophone Quartet. Miami: Klavier Label

1994 Kalamos Clarinet Quartet, Clarinet Quartet. Miami: Klavier

Label

27 additional compact disc recordings as conductor and/or producer for the United States
Air Force music program

HONORS AND AWARDS

2008 Second Prize Winner in International Clarinet Association’s

Research Presentation Competition, Kansas City, Missouri

2007 Promotion to Rank of Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air

Force

2002 United States Air Force Band Officer of the Year

2001 United States Air Force Air Mobility Command Band Officer of
the Year

1986 Phi Kappa Phi, National Honor Society

Phi Kappa Lambda, National Music Honor Society

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

International Clarinet Association

College Band Director's National Association

International Association of Jazz Educators

Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia; Vice President of Gamma Epsilon Chapter at Michigan State
University, 1985-1986

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REPRESENTATIVE CLARINET PERFORMANCE REPERTOIRE LIST

SOLOIST WITH ORCHESTRA OR BAND

COMPOSER TITLE ENSEMBLE

Cavallini, Ernesto Adagio and Tarantella Detroit Metropolitan Honors Band

Krommer, Franz Concerto for Two Clarinets in Eb US Army Field Band,
Washington, D.C.
Mozart, W.A. Sinfonia Concertante University of Arizona Symphony
Orchestra
Weber, Carl Maria von Concertino USAF Heritage of America Band
Weber, Carl Maria von Second Concerto University of Arizona Symphony
Orchestra
Weber, Carl Maria von Second Concerto; III. Polacca US Army Field Band,
Washington, D.C.

SOLOS

COMPOSER TITLE

Babin, Victor Divertissement Aspenois

Baermann, Carl Adagio
Bassi, Luigi Fantasie on Airs from “Rigoletto”
Berg, Alban Vier Stücke
Bernstein, Leonard Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
Brahms, Johannes Sonata in Eb for Clarinet and Piano
Brahms, Johannes Sonata in f for Clarinet and Piano
Caravan, Ronald Excursions
Cahuzac, Louis Variations sur un Air du Pays d’Oc
Cavallini, Ernesto Adagio and Tarantella
Copland, Aaron Concerto for Clarinet
Finzi, Gerald Five Bagatelles
Gade, Niels Fantasy Pieces
Krommer, Franz Concerto #2 for 2 Clarinets in Eb
Larsen, Lars Erik Concertino, Op. 45, no. 3
Heiden, Bernard Sonatina
Hindemith, Paul Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
Lutoslawski, Witold Dance Preludes
Manevitch, Alexander Concerto
Martino, Donald B.A.B.B.I.T.T.
Martinu, Bohuslav Sonatina
Martino, Donald A Set for Clarinet
Mozart, W.A. Concerto in A, K. 622
Nielsen, Carl Concerto for Clarinet, Op. 57
Osborne, Willson Rhapsody
Poulenc, Francis Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
Rozsa, Miklos Sonatina, Op. 27
Saint-Saëns, Camille Sonata in Eb, Op. 167

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REPRESENTATIVE CLARINET PERFORMANCE REPERTOIRE LIST (continued)

SOLOS (continued)

COMPOSER TITLE

Schumann, Robert Fantasiestücke

Stamitz, Carl
Stamitz, Carl
Stravinsky, Igor
Sutermeister, H.
Weber, Carl Maria von
Weber, Carl Maria von
Weber, Carl Maria von
Concerto #3 in Bb
Concerto in Bb for 2 Clarinets
Three Pieces
Capriccio
Concertino in Eb, Op. 26
Concerto #1 in F, Op. 73
Concerto #2 in Eb, Op. 74

MISCELLANEOUS CHAMBER MUSIC

COMPOSER TITLE

Arnold, Malcolm Divertimento for Flute, Oboe, and Clarinet, Op. 37

Bartók, Béla Contrasts (clarinet, violin, piano)
Beethoven, Ludwig von Octet in Eb, Op. 103 (wind octet)
Beethoven, Ludwig von Rondino in Eb, Op. 146 (wind octet)
Beethoven, Ludwig von Trio in Bb, Op. 11 (clarinet, cello, piano)
Brahms, Johannes Trio in a, Op. 114 (clarinet, cello, piano)
Copland, Aaron As It Fell Upon a Day (soprano, clarinet, flute)
Gounod, Charles Petite Symphonie in Bb (wind nonet)
Krommer, Franz Partita in Eb (wind octet)
Mendelssohn, Felix Koncertstücke #1 in f, Op. 113 (two clarinets, piano)
Medelssohn, Felix Koncertstücke #2 in d, Op. 114 (two clarinets, piano)
Mozart, W.A. Five Divertimenti, K. 229 (two clarinets, bassoon)
Mozart, W.A. Serenade in Bb, K. 196f (wind octet)
Mozart, W.A. Serenade #12 in c, K. 388 (wind octet)
Mozart, W.A. Serenade #11 in Eb, K. 375 (wind octet)
Mozart, W.A. Trio in Eb, K. 498 (clarinet, viola, piano)
Muczinsky, Robert Fantasy Trio (clarinet, cello, piano)
Poulenc, Francis Sonata for Two Clarinets
Schubert, Franz Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (clarinet, soprano, piano)
Stravinsky, Igor Octet
Spohr, Ludwig Sechs Deutche Lieder (clarinet, soprano, piano)

WOODWIND QUINTET

COMPOSER TITLE

Arnold, Malcolm Three Shanties

Beethoven, Ludwig von Quintet
Barber, Samuel Summer Music

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REPRESENTATIVE CLARINET PERFORMANCE REPERTOIRE LIST (continued)

WOODWIND QUINTET (continued)

COMPOSER TITLE

Barthe, A. Aubade
Barthe, A. Passacaglia
Bozza, Eugene Scherzo
Carter, Elliot Woodwind Quintet
Damase, Jean-Michel Dix-Sept Variations
Farkas, Farenc Antische Danze Ungheresi dal Secolo XVII
Fine, Irving Partita
Hindemith, Paul Quintet
Ibert, Jacques Trois Pièces Brèves
Jacob, Gordon Wind Quintet
Nielsen, Carl Wind Quintet, Op. 43
Reicha, Anton Quintet, Op. 88
Taffanel, Paul Quintet

CLARINET QUARTET

COMPOSER TITLE

Absil, Jean Quatour pour Clarinettes, Op. 132

Albinoni, Tomaso/arr. Thilde Sonate en Sol Minuer pour Quatour de Clarinettes
Bach, J.S./arr. Brandenburg Bourreé
Bartók, Béla/arr. Jones Quartet No 2
Beethoven, Ludwig von/arr. Monroe Quartet in F, Op. 18, #1
Beethoven, Ludwig von/arr. Heffernan Quartet in c, Op. 18 #4
Bozza, Eugene Quatour pour Clarinettes
Brahms, Johannes/arr. Willett Hungarian Dance #1 in Db
Brahms, Johannes/arr. Willett Hungarian Dance #6 in Db
Byrd, William/arr. Gordon English Dance Suite
Cailliet, Lucien Fantasie
Carter, Eliot Canonic Suite
Debussy, Claude/arr. Jones Quartet in g, Op. 10
Desportes, Yvonne French Suite
Desportes, Yvonne Suite Italienne
Desportes, Yvonne Normandie
Farkas, Farenc Antische Danze Ungheresi dal Secolo XVII
Green, Douglass Four Conversations
Grovlez, Gabriel Petit Litanies de Jesus
Johnson, Kellogg Giant Steps Variations
Hovhaness, Alan Divertimento
MacDowell, Edward/arr. Williams “In Autumn” from Quartet, Op. 51, #1
Norden, Hugo/arr. McCathren The Delicate Sounds of the King
Respighi, Ottorino/arr. Gould Antische Danze ed Aria per Liuto, Suite #3
Uhl, Alfred Divertimento
Waterson, James Grand Quartet
Wilson, Kenneth Variations on a Theme of Paganini

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