Euro Mutts - Irish, German, French Polka & Gypsy
- Dayton, OH
- Polka Band
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My name is Samantha Winkler and I'm a current graduate student at Northwestern University pursuing a Master's of Music in Clarinet Performance. I have a variety of experience performing amongst chamber groups, wind ensembles, orchestral ensembles, and in solo recitals. Most recently, I performed my first Master of Music recital which included works by Valerie Coleman, Clara Schumann, Elliott Carter, and Leonard Bernstein. I've also performed in wind quintets and various chamber orchestrations, such as Libertango by Astor Piazzolla (arr. Jeff Scott), Contrasts by Bela Bartok, and Beethoven's Trio Op. 87. If you need a clarinetist for your next event, I'd love to help you make music!
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Originally from Tomball, Texas, Samantha Winkler is a current graduate student at Northwestern University pursuing a Master's in Clarinet Performance.
Ms. Winkler is an avid performer, most recently giving her first Master's Recital at the Bienen School of Music. She has also performed in solo recitals with the St. Anne Salon Series, Buffet Crampon Summer Clarinet Academy, Hidden Valley Music Seminars, the Brevard Music Center, and the University of Houston. She was a prize winner in the Buffet Crampon Student Showcase for her performance of Heinrich Sutermeister’s Capriccio for Solo Clarinet, and a semi-finalist in the Jan and Beattie Wood Concerto Competition for her performance of Carl Maria von Weber’s Concerto No. 2 Movement 3. Her playing has earned her elite spots in Masters programs across the country, including Carnegie Mellon University, Eastman School of Music, The Glenn Gould School, Indiana University, and Northwestern University.
As well as solo work, Ms. Winkler enjoys playing in a variety of ensembles. She served as principal clarinet in the Brevard Opera’s performance of Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, as well as principal second in the Brevard Sinfonia’s performance of Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé and Stravinsky’s Firebird. She has also performed principal clarinet on many notable works, including Sibelius’s Violin Concerto, Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra, Smetana’s Má Vlast, and Respighi’s Fontane di Roma. Most recently, Ms. Winkler has appeared with the Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra and Symphonic Wind Ensemble.
When she is not performing, Ms. Winkler enjoys inspiring her students to create passionate and beautiful music. She has taught at Wunderlich Intermediate School in Klein ISD and The Woodlands College Park High School in Conroe ISD, where she taught a variety of advanced, intermediate, and beginner level students. Ms. Winkler has also taught independently as a private lesson instructor and as a clinician across Houston, giving beginner masterclasses and serving as a Woodwind Technician in Deer Park ISD, Splendora ISD, Cy Fair ISD, and Goose Creek Consolidated ISD. Furthermore, Ms. Winkler has given masterclasses on All-State Etude preparation, evaluated Destination Imagination Fine Arts students at their Regional Tournament, and participated in the Sigma Alpha Iota Music Sorority, an organization dedicated to advancing the musical opportunities of students. Outside of Texas, Ms. Winkler participated in the 2018 Interlochen Institutes, where she supervised high school art students and ensured that their experience remained positive and full of lasting memories.
Ms. Winkler’s primary teachers include Carrie Smith, Chester Rowell, Mark Nuccio, and Steve Cohen.
Outside of music, Ms. Winkler enjoys reading, baking, and spending time with her family, including her dog Sam (adopted with that name - not named after me!), and her cat Zoey.
I can provide all necessary materials including a music stand. If you would like a performance with piano, I would need a piano at the event. Otherwise, everything else can be covered!
None except for piano if desired.
Adele A. said “Euro Mutts were perfect for Scots & Brats”
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