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Clarinet and bass clarinetist, Jeremy Wohletz, maintains a very active performance
schedule and is a large advocate for new music, both performing and commissioning
new works. One of these commissions was recently chosen to premiere at the 2021 International
Clarinet Association convention, involving solo bass clarinet with electronics. Another
piece was commissioned and premiered at the 2012 ICA convention by his guitar and
clarinet duo, Pararo. This performance was described by The Clarinet Journal as “a
soothing blend of guitar and clarinet that washed through the ears to the soul.” As
a solo recitalist, he presented performances and masterclasses throughout the United
States, Canada, and Portugal. He is also a regular in the Bismarck Mandan Symphony
Orchestra (clarinet/saxophone), and is the founding member/tenor saxophone in jazz
combo, Dakota Jazz, which performs throughout North and South Dakota.
As an educator, Wohletz currently serves as Associate Professor of Woodwinds and Chair
of the Department of Arts and Letters at Dickinson State University. In addition to
chairing the department, he teaches woodwind lessons, coaches woodwind chamber groups,
and directs the DSU Jazz Ensemble. He has also been asked to guest lecture numerous
times on topics ranging from extended techniques for clarinet, history of jazz, Balinese
gamelan, and been asked to work with several high school woodwind sections. He also
is on faculty at the International Music Camp, where he teaches clarinet and coaches
woodwind chamber groups. In addition to teaching, he has been published in the National
Association of Collegiate Wind and Percussions Instructors journal and was selected
to present at the 2018 American Single Reed Summit. He also won second prize at the
2014 International Clarinet Association’s research competition for his presentation
entitled “East meets West: Transcribing Balinese Gamelan for Clarinet Choir.”
Jeremy Wohletz received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Baker University, where he
was named music performer of the year multiple years. He was also appointed principal
clarinet in the Kansas Intercollegiate Band, performed with the National Wind Ensemble
at Carnegie Hall in New York, and performed in the Small Intercollegiate Band at the
Lincoln Center in New York. Dr. Wohletz received his Master of Music from Southern
Illinois University-Carbondale, where he won the Wind Ensemble Concerto competition
and served as principal clarinetist in both the orchestra and wind ensemble. While
pursuing his doctoral degree from the University of Kansas, he was the recipient of
several grants that allowed him to travel to Bali, Indonesia where he studied Balinese
gamelan firsthand from a gamelan master.
His teachers include Dr. JD Parr, Dr. Eric Mandat, and Dr. Stephanie Zelnick
For audio/video examples, please visit www.jeremywohletz.com
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