Jeanmarie Riccobono

About Jeanmarie

Jeanmarie Riccobono is the Adjunct Clarinet Instructor at Northwestern Michigan College. She recently joined the highly acclaimed chamber ensemble The Manitou Winds and is presently the co-principal clarinetist of the TC Philharmonic Orchestra and principal clarinetist of the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra. She performed as principal clarinetist of the Traverse Symphony Orchestra (renamed the TC Phil) for 25 years and has performed with numerous American orchestras including the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee Ballet Orchestra, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Florida Orchestra, Sarasota Orchestra, Savannah Symphony, South Bend Symphony, Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, Grand Rapids Symphony, and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Riccobono has participated in the summer music festivals of Chautauqua, Aspen, Bay View, Sarasota, and the Spoleto Festivals in Italy and in Charleston, South Carolina. In 2023 she performed in double bill Puccini Opera orchestra performances as Principal Clarinetist with the Bay View Music Festival and the Soo Theatre Opera Orchestra. Riccobono spent several summers performing chamber music concerts and mentoring collegiate wind chamber ensembles at the Bay View Music Festival and has served as an interim clarinet instructor at the Interlochen Arts Academy and summer faculty at the Interlochen Arts Camp. She was a Grand Prize Winner of the Buffet/Boosey and Hawkes North American Clarinet Competition in 1996, which resulted in a solo recital at the Paris Conservatory; is an in-demand clinician for area schools in northern Michigan; and maintains a private teaching studio. She holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music and Northwestern University and resides in Traverse City, Michigan and spends a part of her summer in Sault St. Marie Michigan, as the principal clarinetist of the 'Soo' Opera Orchestra.

I believe in a positive approach to music lessons, recognizing student's strengths and natural ability for music performance while providing clear guidance and inspiration while they reach their dreams.