Amelia Clingman

Amelia Clingman graduated from UMass Amherst with a BM in violin performance, and in 2008 she completed her Master’s degree in viola performance at the New England Conservatory. She has been a participant in the Killington, Musicorda, Heifetz, and Kneisel Hall music festivals, and served as a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center from 2007-2009. During her time in Boston, she performed with various groups including the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, the Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, and as a substitute with the New World Symphony. Most recently, she was named a Quarterfinalist in the 14th Primrose International Viola Competition, which was held in Los Angeles in 2014. As a new music enthusiast, Amelia was honored to be a participant in the Elliott Carter Centenary Celebration at Tanglewood’s Festival of Contemporary Music, where she performed in a US premiere of “Réflexions” and a world premiere of “Sound Fields.” She has also had the privilege of performing live with top recording artists Kanye West and Peter Gabriel. Amelia teaches violin and viola lessons privately but has also served as a teaching assistant in a range of environments, from the underfunded Holyoke, MA public school system to the School for Strings Chamber Music Workshop in New York City. In recent years, she has worked in various school music programs in New Orleans, through a generous grant from the Jazz and Heritage Foundation. Amelia’s teachers include James Buswell, Marylou Speaker Churchill, Ed Gazouleas, Carol Rodland, and Kathryn Lockwood. She has performed in masterclasses for Roberto Diaz, Paul Neubauer, and Ralph Fielding. Amelia joined the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra in 2008 and lives in New Orleans.