Clarinetist Caitlin Beare has won prizes for solo and chamber music performances from the Music Teachers National Association Young Artist Competition, the Yamaha Young Performing Artists Competition, Shenandoah Conservatory’s Soloists Competition, and the Lillian Fuchs Chamber Music Competition. She has held fellowship positions at the Atlantic Music Festival, Talis Festival & Academy in Saas-Fee, Switzerland, the Bowdoin International Music Festival, and Waterloo Region Contemporary Music Sessions.  

A curious and committed educator, Caitlin recently served as Adjunct Assistant Professor of Clarinet for the fall 2019 semester at Shenandoah Conservatory in Winchester, VA. She has also taught at Interlochen Arts Camp, Bard College’s Music Program, and in the greater Washington, DC region. 

Caitlin received her Master of Music degree from Manhattan School of Music and her Bachelor of Music degree summa cum laude from Shenandoah Conservatory. She completed additional studies at Bard College Conservatory in the Advanced Performance Studies program. She is currently a Doctor of Musical Arts candidate at the University of Washington in Seattle, where she holds an assistantship with the Modern Music Ensemble. Her principal teachers include Anthony McGill, Garrick Zoeter, David Krakauer, Pascual Martínez Forteza, Ben Lulich, and Laura Flax.