Biography
Recently awarded second place in the 2023 American Prize for Woodwind Performance (professional division), Jeremy Wohletz’s performances have been described as “tasty and elegant” with “a lovely tone to his sound and great control throughout.” He has performed and lectured at conferences for the International Clarinet Association, International Double Reed Society, Single Reed Summit, National and Regional Conferences of the College Music Society, and the National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors (NACWPI). Currently he serves as Assistant Professor of Woodwinds at Valley City State University, where he teaches woodwind lessons, aural skills, and coaches woodwind chamber ensembles.
Maintaining a highly active performance schedule, Wohletz is a large advocate for new music, both performing and commissioning new works. He was recently selected to premiere a new work for bass clarinet duet at the 2026 NACWPI conference in Brookings, SD. As a solo recitalist, he has presented performances and masterclasses throughout the United States, Canada, and Portugal. He is a regular in the Bismarck Mandan Symphony Orchestra on both clarinet and saxophone and has been a guest soloist with the Missouri Valley Chamber Orchestra.
In addition to performing and teaching, Wohletz is frequently asked to coach woodwind sectionals and adjudicate music festivals throughout the region. He serves as clarinet faculty at the International Music Camp where he teaches clarinet sectionals, masterclasses, and chamber coaching. Wohletz has been published in The Clarinet journal and won second prize at the 2014 International Clarinet Association’s research competition for his presentation entitled “East Meets West: Transcribing Balinese Gamelan for Clarinet Choir.”
Jeremy Wohletz received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Baker University, where he was named music performer of the year multiple years. He was also appointed principal clarinet in the Kansas Intercollegiate Band, performed with the National Wind Ensemble at Carnegie Hall in New York, and performed in the Small Intercollegiate Band at the Lincoln Center in New York. Dr. Wohletz received his Master of Music from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, where he won the Wind Ensemble Concerto competition and served as principal clarinetist in both the orchestra and wind ensemble. While pursuing his doctoral degree from the University of Kansas, he was the recipient of several grants that allowed him to travel to Bali, Indonesia where he studied Balinese gamelan firsthand from a gamelan master.
His teachers include Dr. JD Parr, Dr. Eric Mandat, and Dr. Stephanie Zelnick.
