ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½Èë¿Ú

Biography

Stacey McColley is the Adjunct Professor of Clarinet at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½Èë¿Ú and other colleges throughout Central ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½Èë¿Ú. She is also an artist/faculty member at the InterHarmony International Summer Music Festival in Acqui Terme, Italy. Stacey has been named a Buffet Crampon Performing Artist, and serves as a Vandoren Artist Clinician.

Stacey serves as Principal Clarinet with the Punta Gorda Symphony Orchestra, clarinet/Eb clarinet/bass clarinet with the Southwest ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½Èë¿Ú Symphony Orchestra, bass clarinet with the Sarasota Opera orchestra, and is the Solo Clarinetist and Artistic Director for the Reflections Chamber Ensemble, an ensemble dedicated to the performance of contemporary chamber music, based in Tampa, FL. Stacey served as Principal Clarinet for many years with the Opera Tampa Orchestra under Maestro Anton Coppola.

In recent years Stacey has performed chamber music concerts throughout the United States, including Carnegie Hall in New York City, San Francisco, Minneapolis, Arcidosso, Italy, Acqui Terme, Italy, Madrid, Spain, Texas, and throughout ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½Èë¿Ú. She has also appeared as a guest soloist with orchestras and Wind Ensembles throughout ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½Èë¿Ú.

Stacey has her Master’s Degree in Clarinet Performance from the University of California, and while in California studied with Mitchell Lurie, Kalmen Bloch, Michelle Zukovsky and William Powell. She received her BA from the University of South ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½Èë¿Ú.

Stacey’s students are regularly accepted into prestigious schools such as Julliard, Boston University, California Institute of the Arts, Tanglewood, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½Èë¿Ú State University, University of ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½Èë¿Ú, DePaul University, Indiana University, New York University, and more.

Education

• MA, Music Performance, University of California San Diego
• BA, University of South ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½Èë¿Ú
• Graduate work, University of Southern California

Interests

Awards

• Buffet Crampon Performing Artist
• Vandoren Artist Clinician

Publications