ROMIE DE GUISE-LANGLOIS, Biography

Praised as “extraordinary” and “a formidable clarinetist” by The New York Times, Romie de Guise-Langlois has appeared as soloist and chamber musician on major concert stages throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia. She has performed as soloist with the , the Burlington Chamber , the Chamber Music Society of , Ensemble ACJW, the Yale Philharmonia, McGill University Symphony Orchestra, at Music@Menlo, and the Banff Center for the Arts. She won Astral Artists’ 2011 National Auditions and was awarded First Prize in the 2009 Houston Symphony Ima Hogg Competition. She also captured the top prize in the Woolsey Hall Competition at Yale University, the McGill University Classical Competition, and the Canadian Music Competition, and was the recipient of the Canadian Broadcasting Company award. Her performances have been broadcast on WNYC, WFMT, WQXR, Houston Public Radio, Vermont Public Radio, and across Canada on Radio- Canada.

An avid chamber musician, Ms. de Guise-Langlois joined the roster of Photo: Claire McAdams Chamber Music Society Two in 2012. She spent recent summers at Visit astralartists.org to download hi-res Marlboro Music and tours with “Musicians from Marlboro.” She images of this artist. has appeared on the concert series of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Chamber Music Society, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, , Boston Chamber Music Society, Ottawa Chamber Music Festival, the Kennedy Center, the Royal Conservatory, Ravinia Festival, the 92nd Street Y, Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, and the Salt Bay Chamberfest. She debuted on Astral’s series in the Philadelphia Brahms Festival, and gave her Philadelphia recital debut under Astral’s auspices in January 2013. She has performed as principal clarinetist for the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, the New Haven and Stamford symphony , the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, and The Knights.

Ms. de Guise-Langlois is the founding member of Atria Ensemble, and Sospiro Winds. Atria Ensemble and Sospiro Winds received First Prize at the 2008 Plowman Chamber Music Competition and the Silver Medal at the 2007 Fischoff National Chamber Music Association, respectively. Ms. de Guise-Langlois has collaborated with such distinguished artists as Mitsuko Uchida, Yo-Yo Ma, Jeremy Denk, David Shifrin, Peter Wiley, Scott St. John, Viviane Hagner, Larry Combs, Tara O’Connor, and the Silk Road Ensemble.

A devoted educator, Ms. de Guise-Langlois engages communities as a clarinet professor, performer, and teaching artist. She has given masterclasses and taught clarinet and chamber music in Asia, Canada, and the U.S. She currently serves as an adjunct professor of clarinet at Montclair State University.

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ROMIE DE GUISE-LANGLOIS, clarinet Critical Acclaim

“Where we’re used to hearing refinement across all registers, this clarinetist argued for variety of tone…a style of playing more closely echoing the human voice than we’re used to hearing in these parts.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer

“The star of the show was Romie de Guise-Langlois…the fluidity and grace of her work were outstanding…de Guise-Langlois played with consuming energy and drive.” —San Francisco Classical Voice

“De Guise-Langlois was the afternoon’s star, and her tone, control and artistic vision proved she fully deserves the support that Astral [Artists] gives the young musicians who survive its rigorous selection process.” —Broad Street Review (Philadelphia)

Photo: Claire McAdams “…Romie de Guise-Langlois’ unaccompanied clarinet sequence, primed Visit astralartists.org to download hi-res images of this artist. with hard, primary colors and simulated bird calls, was extraordinary…” —The New York Times

“...Romie de Guise-Langlois played a mean clarinet, which got even meaner in Bartok’s ‘Contrasts’ for Violin, Clarinet and Piano...Bartok wrote the piece for Benny Goodman, a technical show-off of a work offering stratospheric squeals, winding modal melodies and rapid-fire runs. De Guise-Langlois managed it all with impressive poise and polish...” —MusicalAmerica.com

“…the quirky Serenade for Winds by Hungarian composer Mátyás Seiber received an engaging interpretation. This piece was not for the timid, and de Guise-Langlois, as the lead player, superbly negotiated a minefield of treacherous phrases in which rhythms changed and notes went willy nilly all over the place…” —Oregon Music News

“…More subtle was the deeply felt performance by clarinetist Romie de Guise-Langlois, which proved quite touching…” —Times Argus

"Romie de Guise-Langlois immediately proved her artistry in Beethoven’s Trio in B-flat Major, Opus 11 for clarinet, piano and cello." —Free Times (South Carolina)

“…Romie de Guise-Langlois, the clarinetist, made this quirky duet into an animated, richly detailed dialogue, with the right balance of technique, nuance and humor…” —The New York Times

“The concert also served to re-introduce Canadian clarinetist Romie de Guise-Langlois, a particularly warm and expressive musician...De Guise-Langlois, Kim on viola, and pianist Jeewon Park delivered a particularly sympathetic and moving performance...Beethoven’s Trio in B-flat Major, Opus 11, for clarinet, cello and piano received a stylish and particularly expressive performance....de Guise-Langlois and Aaron achieving a rich sound as well as Beethoven’s dramatic power and beauty…” —Times Argus

“The Atria Ensemble—the clarinetist Romie de Guise-Langlois, the violinist Sunmi Chang and the pianist Hye-Yeon Park— offered a dazzling performance, perfectly pitched between technical assurance and earthy gusto…” —The New York Times

“a formidable clarinetist.”—The New York Times

“superb soloist”—The New York Times

“…the eloquent Romie de Guise-Langlois…”—The New York Times

“…Bartók’s ‘Contrasts’ and Copland’s (performed by two superb soloists, Romie de Guise Langlois and David Shifrin)…”—The New Yorker

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