Rosemary Engelstad
Rosemary Engelstad plays on the Moe-Custom Philharmonic Bb and A
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"The Moe Custom Philharmonic is unlike any clarinet I have played. Its tone is rich and extremely even across all registers. At the same time, it has an unbelievable flexibility that fits perfectly with the demands of the contemporary repertoire I love to play. The workmanship is beautiful and the attention to detail with every aspect of its design is unparalleled. I truly feel as if I've found a set of clarinets well in alignment with who I am as a musician and person."
Biography
Rosemary Engelstad is the Associate Professor of Clarinet at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She holds a degree in psychology from the University of Maryland and degrees in clarinet performance from Middle Tennessee State University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is dedicated to musicians' health and wellness, and is currently a natural movement coach (MovNat) and Body Mapping Educator trainee. She is also a massage therapist with a specialization in Craniosacral Therapy.
Engelstad is committed to performing new works for clarinet and has premiered works by Jack Stamp, Robert Litton, Nancy Galbraith, Nathan Currier, Laura Schwindenger, Nancy Faber, Chris Thomas, and Theresa Martin. Newer projects include collaborative pieces with artists of other disciplines, particularly dance and the visual arts, performances in Duo LaRo with Milwaukee-based clarinetist Laura McLaughlin, as well as performances of works for the clarinetist-dancer. She was recently awarded an artist residency at Avaloch Farm Music Institute with Amanda Morrison, Pittsburgh-based clarinetist. Their new project, Grant Avenue Clarinet Duo, explores the soundscape of amplified clarinet and guitar effects pedals and seeks to perform in unorthodox venues for Classical music.
Prior to joining the faculty at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Engelstad was lecturer of clarinet at the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh. She has also served on the faculties of Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, Edgewood College, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.