Kim Ellis

Dr. Kim S. Ellis is a native of Rockford, Illinois. She is a Buffet Crampon USA Artist and is a performer and clinician at conventions and clinics throughout the United States and abroad, including InterHarmony International Music Festival, Texas Music Educators Association, Festival of Texas Composers, Oklahoma Clarinet Symposium, College Music Society-South Chapter, International Clarinet Association, Sarasota Music Festival, and the University of New Hampshire Chamber Music Festival. In addition to her work on The Music of Copland & McKinley, Dr. Ellis has completed other recordings with Richard Stoltzman, William Thomas McKinley, and clarinetist Michele Gingras for MMC Recordings and Parma Records. She also plans another recording with Parma Records this summer and is completing a book with Cognella Publishing.

Dr. Kim S. Ellis is a native of Rockford, Illinois. She is a Buffet Crampon USA Artist and is a performer and clinician at conventions and clinics throughout the United States and abroad, including InterHarmony International Music Festival, Texas Music Educators Association, Festival of Texas Composers, Oklahoma Clarinet Symposium, College Music Society-South Chapter, International Clarinet Association, Sarasota Music Festival, and the University of New Hampshire Chamber Music Festival. In addition to her work on The Music of Copland & McKinley, Dr. Ellis has completed other recordings with Richard Stoltzman, William Thomas McKinley, and clarinetist Michele Gingras for MMC Recordings and Parma Records. She also plans another recording with Parma Records this summer and is completing a book with Cognella Publishing.

Past performances include stints with the C.D. Duo (clarinet and dancer), Woodlands Symphony, Opera Columbus, Columbus Light Opera, Coventry Trio, Keith Brion’s New Sousa Band, Japan Tour, and numerous chamber ensembles. In her live performance career, Dr. Ellis has premiered works by William Thomas McKinley, Dr. Frank Felice, Dr. Harry Bulow, and Dr. Joe Alexander. Dr. Ellis teaches clarinet and saxophone and has received numerous teaching honors, including the Teaching Merit and Outstanding Teacher Awards. She holds degrees from Illinois Wesleyan University (BME), Bowling Green State University (MM), and Ohio State University (DMA). She has studied with David Peck (Houston Symphony), Jim Pyne (OSU), John Mohler (UM), Edward Marks (BGSU), John McGrosso (IWU), and Ken Stein.