Justin Wisner

Instruments:

Clarinet

Education:

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Justin Wisner is an educator and freelancing clarinetist in the Northeast Ohio
area. He has performed with many orchestras and organizations in the area including
The Cleveland Orchestra, Youngstown Symphony, Firelands Symphony, CityMusic
Cleveland Chamber Orchestra, and ChamberFest Cleveland. He is also a Cleveland Wind
Trio member performing actively around Northeast Ohio. Mr. Wisner has worked with
conductors including, Franz Welser-Möst, JoAnn Falletta, Ludovic Morlot, Robert
Spano, Richard Kaufman, David Effron, Joel Smirnoff, and Tania Miller. He has
appeared on world-renowned stages including Severance Hall, Blossom Music Center,
The New World Center, Kauffman Center, and Devos Performance Hall. Mr. Wisner has
participated in various summer festivals, such as the Aspen Music Festival, Hidden
Valley Music Seminar, Mostly Modern Music Festival, The Henri Selmer International
Clarinet Academy, and the Miami Music Festival. He was the third prize winner of the
2017 Henri Selmer International Solo Competition. Mr. Wisner has wide experience
teaching both virtually and in person. He was an instrumental music teacher at Hayes
Middle School in Grand Ledge, Michigan, and later taught at several music institutions
in Toronto, Ontario. Justin Wisner recently completed his Master’s at the Cleveland
Institute of Music. He holds an Artist Diploma from the Glenn Gould School at the
Royal Conservatory of Music and a Bachelor in Music Education from Michigan State
University. His other notable teachers include Afendi Yusuf, Franklin Cohen, Joaquin
Valdepeñas, Mingzhe Wang, and Tasha Warren-Yehuda.