About Dr. Cionitti:

Linda A. Cionitti, Professor of Music, is an active international performer, having appeared throughout North America and Europe. She has been featured at significant events such as the International ClarinetFest, the Music Teachers National Association Conference, the College Music Society Convention, the University of Oklahoma Clarinet Symposium, and was a semifinalist in the 1990 International Competition for Musical Performers in Geneva. Additionally, she was a member of the Artistic Committee for the 2006 ClarinetFest in Atlanta and freelances with symphonies in and around Savannah.

Dr. Cionitti is an advocate for new music. She has presented five world premieres, and routinely is involved in the commissioning of new works. In April 2009, she released Jag & Jersey, a cd that features previously unrecorded pieces such as Libby Larsen's Yellow Jersey and Jim David's E-Type Jag. GSU Percussion Professor, Dr. Matt Fallin and the GSU Symphonic Wind Ensemble are also featured on Jag & Jersey. The cd can be purchased through the University Store.

A Leblanc Artist, Dr. Cionitti began playing Leblanc instruments in 1995, currently performing on a Symphonie Bb clarinet and a Concerto A clarinet. Her personal web page can be found via www.conn-selmer.com or accessed directly by visiting www.leblancclarinets.com/players.php

Dr. Cionitti was raised in Rochester, NY where she began studying clarinet with her father, Nick Cionitti, followed by lessons with Valentine Anzalone and Michael Webster. She received the BM degree from the Crane School of Music at S.U.N.Y. Potsdam, studying with Alan Woy. Her MM and DMA degrees are from Michigan State University where she studied with Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr.