Janet Greene

Dr. Janet Greene is a professor of music at Hamline University. She directs the Wind Ensemble, coaches chamber music, and teaches music theory, clarinet, music-focused first-year seminars, world music survey, and capstone projects. In addition, Dr. Greene works with students on internship placements in arts administration, the recording industry, and educational settings. Dr. Greene adjudicates for metro-area competitions, including those organized by The Schubert Club, MacPhail Center for Music, and St. Joseph School of Music. As a professional clarinetist, she has performed with the Minnesota Orchestra, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, the New York City Opera, and the Marlboro Music Festival, among many others. Currently she is most active as a collaborative chamber musician and recitalist.

Dr. Greene has collaborated on a number of recordings and has issued two solo CDs. “The Lyrical Contemporary Clarinet,” released in 2011, is a collection of chamber music featuring the clarinet by the American composer Edward Marcus. Her 2015 recording, “Russian Journeys,” highlights rediscovered clarinet solo pieces by Russian composers of the Soviet and pre-Soviet era (late 19th century to late 20th century). Dr. Greene also pursues scholarship in period performance practices and plays a replica of a 10-keyed 18th-century classical period clarinet. Recent academic areas of interest and research include music education as a social justice issue and interdisciplinary studies of music and the brain.