“When you walk into the halls of the Governor’s School there is an immediate sense of electricity in the air, an energy that can only happen in a community where people are working toward something they are passionate about. It is a privilege to be a part of this community. If you are serious about your art, about learning, about pushing your boundaries, this is an incredible place to be.”

Dr. Kyra Krenitsky Zhang

Clarinet, Chamber Music, Music History Faculty

Kyra Krenitsky Zhang currently holds positions with the Western Piedmont Symphony and the Greater Anderson Musical Arts Consortium. Originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, she received her DMA from Stony Brook University in 2006. She has also attended Indiana University and the New England Conservatory of Music where she received her MM with academic honors and distinction in performance. Prior to her appointment at the Governor’s School she was the instructor of clarinet at Mount Vernon Nazarene University in Ohio, and has served as the principal clarinet of the Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de México, Ohio Capitol Winds, and the Gardner Museum Orchestra of Boston. Active as a chamber musician, Kyra has appeared at the Emerson Festival, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and the Harvard Musical Society. In addition, she is a two-time winner and soloist with the Milwaukee Artist and Ensemble Series. Her major teachers have included Dan Gilbert, William Wrzesien, and James Campbell.

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