Moria Tunison is currently the Clarinetist and Director of Education and Outreach of the Wild Prairie Winds.
She has performed with the Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra, the Heartland Festival Orchestra,
the Franco-American Vocal Academy Opera Chamber Orchestra in France, the Urbana Pops Orchestra,
and the 2017 National Intercollegiate Band. Moria was also a featured soloist with
the Eastern Symphony Orchestra as the 2010 Concerto Competition Winner.
Moria's previous teaching positions include Affiliate Instructor of Clarinet and Woodwind Methods at
Bradley University, Adjunct Instructor of Clarinet at Illinois Wesleyan University, and
Adjunct Professor of Clarinet at the University of Illinois at Springfield.
In addition to performing and teaching, Moria frequently publishes and presents on topics
related to the clarinet. She presented "Creating a Meaningful Studio Class for a Small Studio"
at the 2021 NACWPI conference. Her publications in various academic journals include 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 chosen as a Finalist in the 2020 International Clarinet Association Research Competition for her research on Jean Xavier Lefèvre and his Third Concerto.
She has performed with the Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra, the Heartland Festival Orchestra,
the Franco-American Vocal Academy Opera Chamber Orchestra in France, the Urbana Pops Orchestra,
and the 2017 National Intercollegiate Band. Moria was also a featured soloist with
the Eastern Symphony Orchestra as the 2010 Concerto Competition Winner.
Moria's previous teaching positions include Affiliate Instructor of Clarinet and Woodwind Methods at
Bradley University, Adjunct Instructor of Clarinet at Illinois Wesleyan University, and
Adjunct Professor of Clarinet at the University of Illinois at Springfield.
In addition to performing and teaching, Moria frequently publishes and presents on topics
related to the clarinet. She presented "Creating a Meaningful Studio Class for a Small Studio"
at the 2021 NACWPI conference. Her publications in various academic journals include 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 chosen as a Finalist in the 2020 International Clarinet Association Research Competition for her research on Jean Xavier Lefèvre and his Third Concerto.
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