CLARINETIST

​Kristine Dizon is a multi-faceted performer, teacher, writer, author, linguist, and entrepreneur. She is Founder & CEO of the Music & Language Learning Center, an educational organization that provides online lessons for students K-12 and adults, and co-founders of the Gran Canaria International Clarinet Festival and American Single Reed Summit.

She has taught and performed in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. She served as faculty at the Philarmonie de Paris – Projet DEMOS, the Orchestre á l’école program at the Conservatoire de Montargis, and the Minnesota Project Opera. She served as visiting faculty at the University of Saint-Joseph in Macau, China where she taught modules in sound production. She has premiered works by Nino Diaz, Agnieszka Zdrojek-Suchodolska, Nicolas Bacri, Kryštof Maratka, and Reinaldo Moya.

Kristine taught masterclasses at the Fundación Sinfonia Concertante de Panama City, Komitas State University of Yerevan, Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow, Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University, Paphos Conservatory of Music, and the VI Taller para Jóvenes Clarinetistas organized by Clariperu where she also directed the clarinet choir. She served as part of the international jury for the 1st Witold Friemann International Clarinet Competition, Silverstein Global Clarinet Contest, International Clarinet Competition ‘Guy Deplus’, Opus International Music Competition, and V Concurso de Bandas Escolares where she held a residency with PeruBandas and taught clarinet masterclasses in Cusco and Lima, Peru. She recorded her debut CD with concert pianist, Dr. Lindsay Garritson titled ‘An American in Paris’ and another recording ‘Two of a Kind’ with Radovan Cavallin, principal clarinet of the Orquesta Filarmonica de Gran Canaria featuring works written for two clarinets for release December 2022. She recently self-published a method book ‘Achieving Virtuosity: Complete Scales & Arpeggios for the Intermediate Clarinetist’.

She was awarded the J. William Fulbright/Camões Institute Scholarship to study clarinet and orchestral conducting at the Escola Superior de Música Artes e Espectáculo with António Saiote. She received her prix de perfectionnement from the Conservatoire de Versailles with Philippe Cuper. Ms. Dizon received a Master’s degree in Clarinet Performance at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale where she studied with Dr. Eric Mandat and degrees in European History and Music at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.

Kristine performs exclusively on F.A. Uebel Clarinets, Silverstein Works, and Barkley Brazil Mouthpieces.

RESEARCHER

​Ms. Dizon is a recipient of the Fundação para Ciência e Tecnologia grant for the International Doctoral Program of Cultural Studies at the Universidade de Católica Portuguesa in Lisbon for her research “Remaking: The Reshaping of Sound in Portuguese Musical Comedies”.

Kristine has published research articles, interviews, and reviews with the Journal of Science & Technology of the Arts, European Journal of American Studies, Jeunesse Young People, Texts, Cultures, and The Clarinet magazine. Notable publications include co-authoring “The Film Sound Analysis Framework: A Conceptual Tool to Interpret the Cinematic Experience” with Alvaro Barbosa. “The Clarinet Compositions of Nicolas Bacri” is an exclusive interview with the French composer about his clarinet compositions published in the Clarinet Journal along with her research on “Croatian Clarinet Concertos: The Cultivation of Traditions after 1952”, which was also accepted for the International Clarinet Association Research Competition in Orlando, Florida in 2017 and was published in the Clarinet and Saxophone. She was named a finalist for the International Clarinet Research Competition in 2014, 2017, and 2021.

TEACHER

An passionate educator, she has taught clarinet masterclasses in Armenia, Cyprus, Thailand, Perú, and Poland. Kristine has been a part of several socio-cultural and educational projects that include the Philharmonie de Paris-Project DEMOS, Conservatoire de Montargis (Orchestre á l'école) and the Minnesota Project Opera.

Kristine taught masterclasses at the Fundación Sinfonia Concertante de Panama City, Komitas State University of Yerevan, Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow, Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University, Paphos Conservatory of Music, and the VI Taller para Jóvenes Clarinetistas organized by Clariperu where she also directed the clarinet choir. She recently self-published a method book ‘Achieving Virtuosity: Complete Scales & Arpeggios for the Intermediate Clarinetist’.

A versatile instructor, Kristine served Visiting Professor at the University of Saint Joseph - Faculty of Creative Industries in Macao, China in 2018 where she taught modules in sound production. She currently teaches at the Music & Language Learning Center. Clefology and maintains a private online studio.

CONDUCTOR

Ms. Dizon is currently pursuing a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Conducting at the Conservatorio Svizzera Italiana with Arturo Tamayo. she received her diploma in orchestral conducting at École Normale de Musique - Alfred Cortot under the tutelage of Dominique Rouits and Julien Masmondet. Recently, she conducted the Ensemble Cambrica and served as guest conductor of the La Palma Chamber Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfoncia de Las Palmas, and the CRC Montargis Orchestre á l'école. Previously, Kristine was the Assistant Conductor for the Minnesota Project Opera assisting in the premiere of Reinaldo Moya’s Memory Boy and Assistant Conductor for the Minnesota Youth Symphonies for the 2015-2016 season. Kristine has led the Escola Superior de Música Artes e Espectáculo, Richfield Symphonic Band, MYS Philharmonic Orchestra, Concordia University – St. Paul Concert Band, União Filarmónica do Troviscal, and the Southern Illinois University Symphonic Band.

She has participated in several workshops that include the Cardiff International Academy of Conducting with Colin Metters, Juilliard Conducting Courses Online with Mark Shapiro, Memphis Sinfonietta Conducting Workshop, Cortona New Music Conductor's Summit and the Irish Association of Youth Orchestras with Maestro Robert Houlihan.

ENTREPRENEUR

Kristine is a serial entrepreneur. Currently, she serves as CEO and Founder of the Music & Language Learning Center, an educational organisation that provides online lessons for K-12 and adults and the Modern Artist Project (TMAP) that provides artists the resources and tools in being able to develop engaging artistic and academic portfolios through website development, editing services, career consultation, social media management, and digital marketing. She is co-founder of the Gran Canaria International Clarinet Festival and the American Single Reed Summit. Kristine graduated from the Global Leaders Program (GLP) receiving her Executive Graduate Certificate in Social Entrepreneurship, Cultural Agency, Community Development, Organisation Management, Design Thinking & Education Leadership.