Cecilia Kang is an internationally acclaimed clarinetist, educator, scholar, and curator, lauded for her “ethereal colors” and “effortless” playing (The Clarinet Journal). Her artistry has earned prestigious awards from the Canadian Music Competition, New Music USA, the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Louisiana Board of Regents.

A global ambassador for clarinet pedagogy, Kang has presented over 100 masterclasses and lectures at leading institutions worldwide, including the Milan Conservatory (Italy), Krzysztof Penderecki Academy (Poland), Central Conservatory of Music (China), National Taiwan University of Arts, Yonsei University (South Korea), Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre (Hong Kong), University of Toronto (Canada), and Eastman School of Music (USA). She has been featured at major conferences such as ClarinetFest, the Midwest Clinic, and the Texas Music Educators Conference, and frequently serves as a juror for the International Clarinet Association, Vandoren, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Kang’s award-winning research on inclusive pedagogy and neurodiversity—recognized with first prize at the 2023 ICA Research Competition—has been published in The Clarinet Journal. A passionate advocate for new music, she has commissioned over a dozen works for the clarinet. Deeply committed to community building, she curated the Silver Linings Initiative during COVID-19 and the Han and Heung Festival, celebrating Korean and African American diasporas through music and panel discussion.

She holds degrees from the University of Michigan (D.M.A.), the University of Southern California (M.M.), and the University of Toronto (B.M.). Kang currently serves as Associate Professor of Clarinet at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music. She is a Vandoren and Buffet Crampon Performing Artist.

For more information, please visit kangcecilia.com.