Education: D.M.A. Clarinet Performance, University of
Wisconsin-Madison
Rose Sperrazza, clarinetist, maintains an active schedule as a
performer and teacher. She is a full-time faculty member at
Northeastern Illinois University where she regularly appears as
a soloist and a chamber musician. She performs often with the
Madison Symphony Orchestra and has also performed with the
Chicago Camerata Chamber Ensemble, the Harper Chamber Winds,
Opus Three Woodwind Trio, CUBE, and in the Southern Illinois
Music Festival
www.sifest.com. She was a
featured soloist in Tokyo, Japan and her chamber performances
have been broadcast on Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Sunday
Afternoon Live from the Elvehjem” and on Chicago’s WFMT.
Sperrazza will be featured with the Cassatt String Quartet
www.cassattquartet.com in March of 2007 and is also
the founder of the Chicago Clarinet Ensemble at Northeastern
Illinois University. She is the former executive director of the
International Clarinet Association and holds the Doctor of
Musical Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison;
the Master of Music Performance from the University of Akron;
and the Bachelor of Music from DePaul University. Her primary
teachers were Larry Combs, Linda Bartley, David Bell, and
William Gasbarro.
Professional Affiliations:
Chicago Clarinet
Ensemble
International Clarinet
Association - ICA
World Clarinet
Alliance - WKA
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