"...excellently performed the unique colors and unconventional techniques characteristic of Mandat's compositions." -Sarah Korneisel Jaegers, ICA 2017
Upcoming Events
Thailand International Clarinet Academy (2018)
Kristine will be giving clarinet masterclasses in Thailand from October 1-6 2018 at the Thailand International Clarinet Academy. She will be teaching alongside with Eddy Vanoosthuyse, Philippe Cuper, Sun Zhen, and Marco Antonio Mazzini. She is supported by Silverstein Ligatures and Barkley Brazil Mouthpieces.
American Single Reed Summit (2018)
Kristine currently is Artistic Coordinator of the American Single Reed Summit @ Truman State University. She will be leading the large clarinet and saxophone festival with bass clarinet virtuoso, Sarah Watts for the Harry Sparnaay Tribute Concert.
The goal of the American Single Reed Summit is to establish deeper connections with clarinetists and saxophonists at all levels, creating meaningful musical experiences, and opportunities for future musical generations. The festival will take place from October 25-28, 2018 at Truman state University in Kirksville, Missouri.
The goal of the American Single Reed Summit is to establish deeper connections with clarinetists and saxophonists at all levels, creating meaningful musical experiences, and opportunities for future musical generations. The festival will take place from October 25-28, 2018 at Truman state University in Kirksville, Missouri.
Biography
Kristine Dizon is the Assistant Artistic Director at the Gran Canaria International Clarinet Festival and the Cyprus Clarinet Festival and is currently the Artistic Coordinator of the American Single Reed Summit. Kristine is a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Human Sciences at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Lisbon as a recipient of the Fundação para Ciência de Tecnologia. Her primary research focuses on “Re-making: The re-shaping of sound in Portuguese Musical Comedies."
An international artist and teacher, Kristine has performed in Europe, Asia, and South America. Kristine will have several performances at ClarinetFest 2018 in Oostende, Belgium with the Cyprus Clarinet Choir, Canarian Clarinet Camerata, Ensemble Amistad, and Polish clarinetist, Barbara Borowicz. She has also performed at ClarinetFest 2017 in Orlando, Florida. In 2018, Kristine will be teaching at the Thailand International Clarinet Academy and at the Music Academy in Krakow, Poland. Upcoming concerts will be held in Spain, Croatia, Poland, Cyprus, France, and Belgium.
Ms. Dizon was awarded the J. William Fulbright/Camões Institute Scholarship to study clarinet and orchestral conducting at the Escola Superior de Música Artes e Espectáculo. Ms. Dizon received a Master’s degree in Clarinet Performance at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale and degrees in European History and Music at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Previous teachers include António Saiote and Eric Mandat. Kristine was a member of the Minnesota National Guard Army 34th Infantry Division Band as a clarinetist and also a Saxophonist with the Illinois National Guard 144th Band.
Kristine is an artist for Silverstein Works and Barkley Mouthpieces.
Biography (complete)
An international artist and teacher, Kristine has performed in Europe, Asia, and South America. Kristine will have several performances at ClarinetFest 2018 in Oostende, Belgium with the Cyprus Clarinet Choir, Canarian Clarinet Camerata, Ensemble Amistad, and Polish clarinetist, Barbara Borowicz. She has also performed at ClarinetFest 2017 in Orlando, Florida. In 2018, Kristine will be teaching at the Thailand International Clarinet Academy and at the Music Academy in Krakow, Poland. Upcoming concerts will be held in Spain, Croatia, Poland, Cyprus, France, and Belgium.
Ms. Dizon was awarded the J. William Fulbright/Camões Institute Scholarship to study clarinet and orchestral conducting at the Escola Superior de Música Artes e Espectáculo. Ms. Dizon received a Master’s degree in Clarinet Performance at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale and degrees in European History and Music at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Previous teachers include António Saiote and Eric Mandat. Kristine was a member of the Minnesota National Guard Army 34th Infantry Division Band as a clarinetist and also a Saxophonist with the Illinois National Guard 144th Band.
Kristine is an artist for Silverstein Works and Barkley Mouthpieces.
Biography (complete)
Recent News
ClarinetFest in Ostende, Belgium (2018)
The Cyprus Clarinet Choir was selected to perform at the ClarinetFest in Ostend, Belgium. The performance will feature Radovan Cavallin performing as a soloist and clarinet students from Cyprus. The program will feature arrangements written by clarinetists inspired by Guido Six. In addition, the Canarian Clarinet Camerata will perform a concert featuring works by Michele Magnani, Bela Kovacs, and Nicolas Bacri.
Kristine performed with Polish clarinetist, Barbara Borowicz at ClarinetFest 2018. They performed premieres of Nicolas Bacri's "Mondorf Sonatina No. 1" for two clarinets, Colombe Arnulf-Kempcke's "Three Inventions", and "Diffusions" by Polish composer, Agnieszki Zdrojek-Suchodolskiej. The program will also feature contemporary works written for this ensemble written by Polish composers.
Kristine performed with Polish clarinetist, Barbara Borowicz at ClarinetFest 2018. They performed premieres of Nicolas Bacri's "Mondorf Sonatina No. 1" for two clarinets, Colombe Arnulf-Kempcke's "Three Inventions", and "Diffusions" by Polish composer, Agnieszki Zdrojek-Suchodolskiej. The program will also feature contemporary works written for this ensemble written by Polish composers.
Gran Canaria International Clarinet Festival (2018)
The Gran Canaria International Clarinet Festival was a success with close to 40 students enrolled. Special thanks to Orquesta Sinfónica de Las Palmas, Cabildo de Agüimes, Ayuntamiento, D'Addario, Selmer, Buffet, Emiliano Musicale, Bulgheroni L'Atelier Musicale, and Silverstein Ligatures! More coming soon! Big thanks to our students and faculty, Radovan Cavallin, Laura Sanchez, and Javier Llopis for sharing your passion for music!
Canarian Clarinet Camerata performs at ADEC in Madrid, Spain (2017)
Kristine recently conducted Oscar Navarro's Clarinet Concerto No. 2 with Radovan Cavallin as soloist on December 10, 2018 She also performed with the Canarian Clarinet Camerata at the Asociación de clarinete de España in Madrid.
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ResearchKristine is currently a Junior Researcher at the Centro de Estudo de Communicação e Cultura at the Universidade de Católica Portuguesa Lisboa and recipient of the Fundação para ciencia e tecnologia grant through the Lisbon Consortium. She will present her research "Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill's "Die Dreigroschenoper": Translating Text and Time" at the VII Lisbon Summer School for the Study of Culture at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa Lisboa from June 26-July 1, 2017.
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PublicationsIn December 2017, Kristine's event reports were published in The Clarinet Journal ! Kristine's audio review notes appear on The Clarinet Online. The June 2016 edition for The Clarinet Journal featured: The Portuguese Clarinet: The Cultivation of Tradition. Ms. Dizon discusses the history of the clarinet in Portugal, how the clarinet school came to fruition, and pedagogue as a Fulbright Scholar during the academic year 2014-2015.
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