Karrin Meffert-Nelson

Fall of 2012, Karrin Meffert-Nelson was appointed Principal Clarinet of the Minnesota Opera Orchestra by music director Michael Christie. As an active freelance clarinetist, she also performs with the VocalEssence Orchestra, productions at the Ordway, Orpheum, and State Theaters and as a substitute with the Minnesota Orchestra including appearances as Principal Clarinet. Meffert-Nelson has also performed with the St. Louis Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony, and the Chamber Music Society of Minnesota. As a clinician, Meffert-Nelson frequently appears as an adjudicator for area solo and ensemble contests and works with the woodwind sections of the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies.

In addition to her DMA degree in Clarinet Performance from the University of Minnesota, Dr. Meffert-Nelson holds the MM degree in Clarinet Performance from Northwestern University in Evantston, IL and the BM degree in Clarinet Performance and Music Education from St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN. Meffert-Nelson is an Associate Professor of Clarinet at Gustavus Adolphus College and previously taught clarinet and chamber music at the University of Minnesota.