Professor Biography
Clarinetist John Masserini is an active performer and teacher who accepts several invitations each year to perform at universities,
conferences, and performing arts venues as recitalist, collaborative chamber musician, and collaborative performing artist. Dr.
Masserini’s international invitations include the International Clarinet Association Conferences in 2003 (Salt Lake City, Utah),
2005 (Tokyo, Japan), 2006 (Atlanta, Georgia), and 2009 (Porto, Portugal and the 2006 International Double Reed Society Conference
(Muncie, Indiana). National and regional invitations include a guest artist appearance at the 2010 Clarinet Retreat at the University
of Alabama, Birmingham; 2009 Midwest ClariFest at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln; a concerto soloist with the Idaho State University
Wind Ensemble at the 2004 College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) Northwest Regional Conference (Reno, Nevada); and annual
performances at the Idaho/Montana Clarinet Conference from 2001-2008, among others.
Dr. Masserini is currently working with longtime collaborator Melanie Kloetzel, Associate Professor of Dance at the University of Calgary, on a grant-funded project that combines music, dance/movement, and various forms of media. In April of 2009 they performed two evening-length performances of their program "Icarus Fried" as part of the University of Calgary’s Dance at Night Series. This follows previous collaborative performances at Collision 2006: A Symposium on Interarts and Interdisciplinary Practices (Vancouver, British Columbia) and a main-stage appearance at the 2006 On the Boards – Northwest New Works Festival (Seattle, Washington). A film derived from on of their works appeared in several film festivals including the 2007 Danca em Foco, International Festival of Video and Dance (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), DANSCAMDANSE 2007 International Dance Film Festival (Ghent, Belgium), and the 2007 Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema (Boulder, Colorado).
Dr. Masserini is currently the Assistant Professor of Clarinet at Northern Arizona University, a member of Kokopelli Winds (Faculty Woodwind Quintet at NAU) and second clarinet with the Flagstaff Symphony. Prior to his appointment at NAU, he was Associate Professor of Music at Idaho State University from 2001-2008 and Chair of the ISU Faculty Senate from 2007-2008. Dr. Masserini earned a Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music in Clarinet Performance from Michigan State University where he studied with Dr. Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr and earned a Bachelor of Music in Clarinet Performance from the University of New Mexico where he studied with Professor Keith Lemmons.
