Violin with Clarice C.

Violinist and teacher Clarice Collins has established herself as a highly respected pedagogue and versatile musician of the 21st century, with a repertoire spanning music across genres and periods. A graduate of Arizona State University, where she studied with acclaimed professor Danwen Jiang, she received her undergraduate and a dual master’s degree in performance and pedagogy. She also studied with Grigory Kalinovsky, Arkady Fomin, and participated in masterclasses with the Juilliard Quartet, the Ying Quartet, and world-renowned pedagogue Mimi Zweig. Ms. Collins has performed as soloist and in recitals at prestigious halls across the U.S., including Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, where she was invited to perform in 2014 as part of the InterHarmony Concert Series. She has also devoted much of her professional career to the advancement of contemporary music and composers. Her contemporary music festival credits include the Institute and Festival for Contemporary Performance at Mannes, Annual PRISMS New Music Festival, the American Composer Alliance concert series, the Society of Composers Incorporated Conference, the Samuel Beckett and Morton Feldman Conference, and the ASU West New Music Festival. Other festival appearances include Pablo Casals (Prades, France) and the HARPA International Academy in Reykjavik, Iceland. In addition to performing regularly with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra as a substitute, she has performed with orchestras throughout East Tennessee. While studying at Arizona State University, she performed as Principal Second Violin with the ProMusica Orchestra and the Arizona Contemporary Music Ensemble. A violinist and violist, Ms. Collins’ extensive background and research in the study of musical pedagogy gives her a broad range of capabilities. Students of all ages, backgrounds, and diverse goals are welcome in her studio and thrive under her teaching philosophy.