Merilee Klemp

Job Title

• Private Lesson Instructor in Oboe
  Music and Theatre, College of Arts and Sciences

Highlight

Private Lesson Instructor in Oboe

Started at Bethel

2016

Education

• Augsburg University - B.A. in Music, 1975
• University of Minnesota - M.A. in Musicology, 1986
• Eastman School of Music - D.M.A. in Oboe Performance and Repertoire, 2003

Biography

Merilee Klemp (oboe) is a well-known recitalist, chamber musician and teacher. Notable accomplishments include an impressive list of recordings including The Lyrical Pickpocket: the chamber music of Eric Stokes, Falls Flyer: Music for Oboe and Guitar (Schubert Club,) Carols and Lullabies (RCA) and The Music of William Grant Still (Collins Classics,) The Three Hermits (Innova,) A Chamber Fantasy (Innova) and CDs by Janet Jackson, Elton John and Mariah Carey. She received her MA in Musicology from the University of Minnesota. Ms. Klemp's principal mentor is Richard Killmer of the Eastman School of Music where she completed her DMA in Performance and Literature. She was recently a featured soloist with the Minnesota Bach Ensemble in October 2024 and has performed with national tours of musicals including Miss Saigon, Phantom of the Opera, Beauty and the Beast, Aida, and The Little Mermaid.

Professional Organizations, Committees, and Boards

Have served on the Board of Directors of the Lutheran Summer Music Program (2005-2015) and is currently on the Board of Directors for the Minneapolis Pops Orchestra.

Areas of expertise

Oboe Perforrmance and Literature