- Studies at the Manhattan School of Music and SUNY Purchase
BIO
Steven Klimowski studed clarinet with the famed Leon Russianoff while attending the Manhattan School of Music and SUNY at Purchase. He landed his first orchestra job with the Orquesta Sinfonico del Estado de Mexico.
In 1987 Klimowski founded the . He has played with the Vermont Symphony and the Mozart Festival and the Opera Company of Middlebury. Steve is currently the principal clarinet with the Burlington Chamber Orchestra and plays with Raising Cane the VSO woodwind trio.
He is the adjunct clarinet teacher at ¶¶Òõ̽̽, Saint Michael’s College and Middlebury College. More recently he has taken up choral conducting with the choir at the Jericho Congregational Church and studied choral conducting with James Jordan of Westminster Choir College.
Mr. Klimowski has twice been honored with an individual artist's fellowship from the Vermont Council on the Arts and received its Citation of Merit.
Awards and Achievements
Mr. Klimowski was honored with individual artist's fellowships from the Vermont Council on the Arts in 1987 and 1990, and, in 2002, was awarded the Arts Council's citation of merit.
Mr. Klimowski’s revised Clarinet Workout (SEK Press) was featured in the issue. The reviewer praised Klimowski’s focus on technique and method, and his “thoughtful and flexible approach to practicing and learning.â€
Area(s) of expertise
MUL B - Applied Lessons, clarinet
Bio
Steven Klimowski studed clarinet with the famed Leon Russianoff while attending the Manhattan School of Music and SUNY at Purchase. He landed his first orchestra job with the Orquesta Sinfonico del Estado de Mexico.
In 1987 Klimowski founded the . He has played with the Vermont Symphony and the Mozart Festival and the Opera Company of Middlebury. Steve is currently the principal clarinet with the Burlington Chamber Orchestra and plays with Raising Cane the VSO woodwind trio.
He is the adjunct clarinet teacher at ¶¶Òõ̽̽, Saint Michael’s College and Middlebury College. More recently he has taken up choral conducting with the choir at the Jericho Congregational Church and studied choral conducting with James Jordan of Westminster Choir College.
Mr. Klimowski has twice been honored with an individual artist's fellowship from the Vermont Council on the Arts and received its Citation of Merit.
Awards and Achievements
Mr. Klimowski was honored with individual artist's fellowships from the Vermont Council on the Arts in 1987 and 1990, and, in 2002, was awarded the Arts Council's citation of merit.
Mr. Klimowski’s revised Clarinet Workout (SEK Press) was featured in the issue. The reviewer praised Klimowski’s focus on technique and method, and his “thoughtful and flexible approach to practicing and learning.â€
Areas of Expertise
MUL B - Applied Lessons, clarinet
Associations and Affiliations
Mr. Klimowski’s revised Clarinet Workout (SEK Press) was featured in the International Clarinet Association Journal, December 2022 issue. The reviewer praised Klimowski’s focus on technique and method, and his “thoughtful and flexible approach to practicing and learning.â€