Amelia Clingman

Education:

Master of Music – New England Conservatory of Music
Bachelor of Music – University of Massachusetts at Amherst

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Amelia Clingman lives in New Orleans, where she is a member of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. During summer months, she holds the position of Principal Viola with the Britt Festival Orchestra in Jacksonville, Oregon, and has also appeared with the Oregon Bach Festival Modern Orchestra. In 2014, Amelia was named a Quarterfinalist in the Primrose International Viola Competition. As an avid chamber musician, she is a founding member of the New Orleans-based Polymnia Quartet, and the jazz-oriented Electric Yat Quartet. Chamber music appearances include the Birdfoot Festival, the Northern Neck Chamber Music Series, and the Crescent City Chamber Music Festival. She is also a new music enthusiast, and has taken part in many world premieres, including performances and recordings with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project. Amelia also enjoys crossing into other genres, and has performed with world-renowned artists including The Who, Peter Gabriel, Mumford and Sons, Tank and the Bangas, Big Freedia, and Queens of the Stone Age.  

Ms. Clingman graduated from UMass Amherst with a BM in Violin Performance, and completed her Master’s degree in Viola Performance at the New England Conservatory. She attended the Heifetz and Kneisel Hall music festivals, and served as a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center for three summers. Teachers include Marylou Speaker Churchill, James Buswell, Ed Gazouleas, Carol Rodland, and Kathryn Lockwood.