BIOGRAPHY

CLARINETIST

​Kristine Dizon (born 1988) is an international artist and teacher who has performed in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. An passionate music 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.

She has premiered works by Agnieszka Zdrojek-Suchodolska, Nicolas Bacri, Kryštof Maratka, and Reinaldo Moya. In 2017, she guest taught at the VI Taller para Jóvenes Clarinetistas organized by Clariperu, served as part of the international jury for the V Concurso de Bandas Escolares 2016 where she held a residency with PeruBandas and taught clarinet masterclasses in Cusco and Lima, Peru.

Currently, Kristine is pursuing her doctorat en musique at the University of Montreal under André Moisan. 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 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”.

An avid researcher, she has recently published an article with Alvaro Barbosa "The Film Sound Analysis Framework: A Conceptual Tool to Interpret the Cinematic Experience" in the Journal of Science & Technology of the Arts. She has published in the European Journal of American Studies and Jeunesse Young People, Texts, Cultures.

Kristine's passion for the clarinet has her to publish her interview “The Clarinet Compositions of Nicolas Bacri” will be published in the Clarinet Journal that provides an exclusive interview with the French composer about his clarinet compositions and “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. In 2014, she was also a semi-finalist for the ICA Research Competition in Baton Rouge, Louisiana for her research on “The Chronological Clarinet: Musical Identities of Widor, Milhaud, Smith, and Mandat”.

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.

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. Learn more about her teaching philosophy here.

CONDUCTOR

Ms. Dizon 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 organization that provides online lessons for K-12 and adults. She is co-founder of the Gran Canaria International Clarinet Festival and the American Single Reed Summit. Kristine was accepted to the Global Leaders Program for Executive Graduate Certificate in Social Entrepreneurship, Cultural Agency, Community Development, Organisation Management, Design Thinking & Education Leadership.