Connie Gitlin has served as principal clarinet with the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra since 1984, a position which she held with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Canadian Chamber Orchestra, Santa Fe Opera Orchestra and Colorado Philharmonic. Connie has been a soloist with the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, Winnipeg Symphony and Musique Baroque Orchestra performing the works of Mozart, Rossini, Weber, Copland and Molter among others. She has been an invited guest artist at the International Clarinet Congress both in Vancouver and Cincinnati, Ohio and she performed recital works at the Einov Cultural Center in Tel Aviv with musicians of the Israel Philharmonic. Connie recently premiered Randolph Peters’ Luminous, for solo clarinet and orchestra with the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, a piece writen for Connie. A renowned teacher of clarinet, Connie has been on the faculty at the University of Manitoba, Brandon University, and the University of Victoria School of Music. She has recently added the rich folkloric tradition of the clarinet Klezmer music to her repertoire, including collaborations with guitarist and recording artist, Adam Dobres.