Dr. Moria Tunison is the Adjunct Instructor of Clarinet at Illinois Wesleyan University and the
Adjunct Professor of Clarinet at the University of Illinois, Springfield. She also teaches
clarinet lessons at the UIS Community Music School, Monticello Middle School,
and at the Music Shoppe Lesson Studios in Champaign, IL.
An active performer, Moria has performed in the Franco-American Vocal Academy
Opera Chamber Orchestra in France, the Urbana Pops Orchestra,
the Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra, and with the Eastern Symphony Orchestra
as the 2010 Concerto Competition Winner.
Moria has been published in various academic journals including her
article Lefèvre’s Third Concerto Viewed Through the Lens of His Méthode de Clarinette:
An Argument for Historical and Pedagogical Performance Practice (published in the March 2021
edition of The Clarinet journal), her editorial Creating a Meaningful Studio Class for a Small Studio
(published in the Spring 2021 edition of the NACWPI journal), and her article Teaching Younger Students
During Covid (featured as a part of the “Clarinet in the Time of Covid Series” on The Clarinet [Online]).
Moria was also a Finalist in the 2020 International Clarinet Association Research Competition
for her research on Jean Xavier Lefèvre. She currently serves on the
International Clarinet Association Youth Committee
As a pianist, Moria plays at Bement United Methodist Church,
Pesotum United Methodist Church, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and as
the choir accompanist for Kenwood Elementary School.
Adjunct Professor of Clarinet at the University of Illinois, Springfield. She also teaches
clarinet lessons at the UIS Community Music School, Monticello Middle School,
and at the Music Shoppe Lesson Studios in Champaign, IL.
An active performer, Moria has performed in the Franco-American Vocal Academy
Opera Chamber Orchestra in France, the Urbana Pops Orchestra,
the Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra, and with the Eastern Symphony Orchestra
as the 2010 Concerto Competition Winner.
Moria has been published in various academic journals including her
article Lefèvre’s Third Concerto Viewed Through the Lens of His Méthode de Clarinette:
An Argument for Historical and Pedagogical Performance Practice (published in the March 2021
edition of The Clarinet journal), her editorial Creating a Meaningful Studio Class for a Small Studio
(published in the Spring 2021 edition of the NACWPI journal), and her article Teaching Younger Students
During Covid (featured as a part of the “Clarinet in the Time of Covid Series” on The Clarinet [Online]).
Moria was also a Finalist in the 2020 International Clarinet Association Research Competition
for her research on Jean Xavier Lefèvre. She currently serves on the
International Clarinet Association Youth Committee
As a pianist, Moria plays at Bement United Methodist Church,
Pesotum United Methodist Church, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and as
the choir accompanist for Kenwood Elementary School.
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