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The Woodwind Department offers traditional instruction in flute, clarinet, saxophone, oboe, bassoon and recorder.  MIC also offers Suzuki instruction in flute and recorder. Woodwind players have a wide range of opportunities for ensemble experience through chamber music and orchestral programs.

Faculty

Patrick O'Malley

Recorder Faculty (Suzuki)
Campus Director, Evanston

Erica Anderson

Oboe Faculty; Woodwind, Brass, and Percussion Department Chair

Jennifer Bartel

Flute Faculty

Meret Bitticks

Flute (Suzuki) Faculty

Barbara Drapcho

Clarinet Faculty, (Quintet Attacca, Ensemble-in-Residence)

David Fivecoate

Clarinet and Saxophone Faculty

Nicole Gurt

Sectional Leader, MIC Concert (Clarinet)

Laura Hamm

MIC Concert Band Sectional Leader - Flute

Suzanne Hannau

Flute & Musikgarten Faculty

Galina Kiep

Bassoon Faculty

Maria Schwartz

Flute Faculty

Juli Wood

Saxophone (Jazz and Classical) and Jazz Vocals Faculty