Dr.
Diane Barger
is Professor of Clarinet at the University of
Nebraska School of Music and a member of the Moran
Woodwind Quintet. She currently serves as principal
clarinet with
Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra, is Nebraska State
Chair (2010-present) and Past-Treasurer (2000-2010)
of the
International Clarinet Association, and is a
Buffet Crampon USA Artist/Clinician. In addition to
her work as a collegiate educator, Dr. Barger
actively works with pre-college clarinetists and is
involved in mentoring her cadre of clarinet
instructors at
Cornerstone Academy of Clarinet, LLC where she
serves as Founder and Professor of Clarinet. She is
also a member of the
Trade Winds
ensemble as an educational recording artist for Carl
Fischer Music.
An active soloist and chamber musician, master class
clinician and adjudicator throughout the United
States, Dr. Barger was a featured artist at the 2010
(Texas), 2009 (Portugal), 2008 (Missouri), 2007
(Canada), 2006 (Georgia), 2005 (Tokyo), 2004
(Washington, D.C.), 2000 (Oklahoma), and 1997
(Texas) International Clarinet Association's
ClarinetFests® and the 2009, 2002, and 1998 Oklahoma
Clarinet Symposiums in Norman, Oklahoma. She was the
guest artist for the 2007 and 2004 Alabama Clarinet
Retreat in Birmingham, the 2001 Southern Appalachian
Clarinet Retreat in North Carolina, and appeared as
soloist with the Northern Arizona University in the
spring of 2009 and with the Florida State University
in the fall of 2002. A specialist in the genre of
operatic fantasies for clarinet based on Vincenzo
Bellini operas, Dr. Barger can be heard as a
featured soloist on the International Clarinet
Association's 1998 Recording Project compact disc in
a performance of Domenico Mirco's
"La
Sonnambula" Fantasia
for clarinet and piano.
With the Moran Woodwind Quintet, one of the most
active and visible quintets in the Midwest, Dr.
Barger will perform at the 2010 College Music
Society (CMS) National Conference in Minneapolis,
Minnesota in September. The quintet also
participated in two lecture/performances at the 2008
CMS National Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, the
2005 CMS International Conference in Alcala de
Henaras, Spain, and the 2005 CMS National Conference
in Quebec City, Canada. The quintet has also
performed at the Grand Valley Music Festival, the
North Central Music Educator's National Convention,
and at various colleges and universities around the
United States. Their 1998 compact disc recording by
Crystal Records, "Postcards from the Center,"
features works by American composers Lieuwen,
Murdock, Higdon, and Heiden. Their 2007 and 2004 CD
projects features the music of Theodore Blumer and
is also available through Crystal Records. With the
oboist and bassoonist of the quintet, Dr. Barger was
a featured guest artist in a recital at the 2004
IDRS convention in Melbourne, Australia.