Lecturer

mbacon4@naz.edu
585-389-2700

Departmental Responsibilities:
Applied Clarinet
Clarinet Choir

Education:
Eastman School of Music, DMA
Michigan State University, MM
Portland State University, BM

Biography:
Clarinetist Marcy D. Bacon is active as a teacher and performer throughout Western New York. She has taught applied clarinet at the Hochstein School of Music and Dance since 2005 and is the director of the Hochstein Clarinet Choir. As a member of Hochstein’s faculty, Marcy performs with the contemporary music ensemble Twenty21, and is the clarinetist for a newly formed woodwind quintet, Fem Vindar. Principal teachers include Kenneth Grant, Elsa Ludwig-Verdehr and Stan Stanford. While at the Eastman School of Music, she served as Mr. Grant’s studio assistant and was a member of the Eastman Wind Ensemble, Eastman Philharmonia Chamber Orchestra, and Musica Nova. Prior to joining the faculty at Nazareth, Marcy taught applied clarinet and clarinet methods at SUNY Fredonia for seven years and was a member of the Western New York Chamber Orchestra. In addition to performing and teaching clarinet, Dr. Bacon holds Early Childhood and General Music Level I Certification from the Gordon Institute for Music Learning (GIML) and serves as the historian for GIML National. Additionally, Marcy is a founding member of the New York State Chapter of GIML (NY-GIML). She has taught general music in the Jamestown City School District and for the Diocese of Rochester. Marcy can be heard on the Oregon Catholic Press label playing sacred music and compositions by Jacob Avshalomov.

Personal website: marcybaconclarinet.com