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Diana Haskell is an American clarinetist with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. She has played with the Savannah Symphony Orchestra, the Charleston Symphony Orchestra, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and the Santa Fe Opera.

Haskell has also taught at SUNY Buffalo, Houghton College, UW Whitewater, Savannah College of Art and Design, Armstrong State College, and Wisconsin Lutheran College and given master classes and clinics at universities in Japan, Europe and the United States.

Early life and education

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Born about 1969,[1][2] Haskell began playing the clarinet, aged 9, when she was encouraged by her grade school band director. She attended Vandercook College secondary school and was a high school camper at Interlochen Summer Arts Camp, where she studied piano and clarinet.

Haskell obtained a Bachelor of Music degree at Eastman School of Music with performer's certificate and a Master of Music degree at the Juilliard School. Haskell also studied at Music Academy of the West.

As a result of being a finalist in the Naumberg International Competition, Haskell performed a solo recital in the Isaac Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall.

Career

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Performance

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Haskell has previously performed as Assistant Principal, Acting Principal or Principal Clarinet at:

She has also been Principal Clarinet in many summer music festivals, such as Santa Fe Opera, Spoleto Festival of Two Worlds, Colorado Music Festival, Sarasota Music Festival, National Repertory Orchestra, Washington Island Chamber Music Festival, and Lake Placid Sinfonietta.

Haskell was also Principal Clarinet for the Grammy award-winning recording of Samuel Barber's Antony and Cleopatra, an opera directed by Gian Carlo Menotti and produced by New World Records.

In 2003, she was invited by Itzhak Perlman[citation needed] to join the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (SLSO) as Assistant Principal Clarinet.[2] A year later, she was appointed Associate Principal and E♭ Clarinet. Haskell is currently Associate Principal Clarinet with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra,[8][9] where she has performed as a soloist numerous times.[citation needed]

Teaching

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Haskell has taught at SUNY Buffalo, Houghton College, UW Whitewater, Savannah College of Art and Design, Armstrong State College, and Wisconsin Lutheran College. She has given master classes and clinics at universities in Japan, Europe and the United States.

For five years, she led a two-week immersion program for advanced conservatory and high school students as part of the MasterWorks Festival.

Haskell is on the board for HEAL Center for the Arts, an after-school arts program in St. Louis for students in urban centers.[10] She is currently the Woodwind Chamber Music Coordinator at Chautauqua Institution School of Music, where she gives individual instruction to conservatory clarinetists and coaches mixed chamber groups.[11] She also participates in the In Unison program with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra as a performer, instructor and mentor at various locations in St. Louis.

Recordings

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Haskell's has released a CD, Clarinet Enchantments (AAM Recordings) that also features George Silfies as pianist and clarinetist, Frances Tietov on the harp, and Peter Henderson on the piano.

Critical reception

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Haskell has earned praise from her performances:

  • Steven Cohen in The Clarinet Magazine wrote "...Ms. Haskell’s expressive qualities as a soloist are highlighted as she plays with a fluid and moving musical and tonal quality...Each selection [is] performed at the highest level, capturing all the subtleties and stylistic nuances necessary to make Ms. Haskell’s CD a must have";
  • while Sarah Bryan Miller in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch remarked: "...Among the highlights was Rossini….this was a part that would challenge even a Marilyn Horne or Cecilia Bartoli. Haskell nailed it with terrific facility, lots of lyricism, and rich tone".

References

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  1. ^ a b "US Orchestra Plays Concert Today in Cuba". South Florida Sun Sentinel. Ft Lauderdale, Florida. 17 December 1999. pp. 8B. Retrieved 11 April 2025. the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra is scheduled to make history today, becoming the first major American orchestra to perform in Cuba since the 37-year-old U.S. economic embargo against the island began.... Principal clarinet player Diana Haskell, 40, said she was excited about meeting fellow musicians.
  2. ^ a b Miller, Sarah Bryan (11 November 2012). "Auditioning on Both Sides of the Screen". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. pp. E6. Retrieved 11 April 2025. Associate principal clarinet Diana Haskell, 52, auditioned for the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra in the winter of 2002 and joined the orchestra in 2003. Since then, she's served on several audition committees.
  3. ^ "Sunday Concert is Free". The Island Packet at Newspapers.com. Hilton Head Island, South Carolina ·. 19 October 1984. p. 5B. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  4. ^ Putnam, Thomas (30 January 1990). "Mozart provides the music for his birthday party". The Buffalo News at Newspapers.com. p. C5. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  5. ^ Putnam, Thomas (2 December 1988). "Roger Nierenberg Puts the Philhamonic through some Classy Paces at Canisius College". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Calendar: Music". Green Bay Press-Gazette. 14 January 1993. pp. D3. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  7. ^ "Festivals". Green Bay Press-Gazette at Newspapers.com. 21 January 1993. p. D3. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  8. ^ "St Louis Symphony Orchestra Ensemble to Perform at MAC". Wayne County Journal-Banner. Piedmont, Missouri. 24 September 2014. p. 7. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  9. ^ Miller, Sarah Bryan (22 June 2005). "Art, Music Mix in Concert at Pulitzer Foundation". St. Louis Post-Dispatch at Newspapers.com. p. E3. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  10. ^ "HEAL Center for the Arts". Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Chautauqua Institution Faculty". Retrieved 29 October 2018.
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