CURRENT STUDENTS

Michael Casto is currently a member of University of Maryland Fellowship Quintet, Oculus V.  As an orchestral musician, Michael has served as the Second Clarinetist and Solo E-flat Clarinetist with the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra. Additionally, he has performed with the New World Symphony, the Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra, and the Capital City Symphony.  Michael has also performed around the world making his Carnegie Hall debut in 2016, and his debut in the Seoul National Arts Center in 2015. Having established his roots in Maryland, Michael serves as an active teacher and performer in the Washington DC and Baltimore Area.  Michael holds a private studio, where his students regularly obtain superior ratings at County and State Solo and Ensemble Festivals.  Michael is a current DMA student at the University of Maryland studying with Robert DiLutis.  Michael also holds his Master’s Degree from Indiana University as a student of Eli Eban, and his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Maryland under the direction of Paul Cigan.  
​​Julie Berry received her Bachelor of Music Degree from the Eastman School of Music and was a teaching assistant at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, before becoming a member of The United States Army Band "Pershing's Own" in Washington D.C.  Recently retired, she now enjoys performing with the Virginia Grand Military Band, Capital Wind Symphony, Maryland Band Directors Band, Clarinistique Choir, and playing clarinet duets with her father.  Julie will now be studying with Robert DiLutis and working towards her Master of Music Degree in Performance.
Lauren Walbert is a current masters student studying with Dr. Robert DiLutis. She earned her Bachelors Degree from the University of Kansas with Dr. Stephanie Zelnick. Lauren has performed at venues across the United States including the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts and the Kennedy Center with the University of Kansas Wind Ensemble. She has attended the Imani Winds Chamber Music Festival, Buffet Crampon Clarinet Festival, Sewanee Summer Music Festival, and Rocky Ridge Summer Music Festival. In 2019, her woodwind quintet Longs Peak Five was awarded third place in the Rocky Ridge Chamber Music Competition. Lauren strives to become a member of a US Military Band in Washington D.C.
Kenny Wang is a sophomore from Ellicott City, Maryland. He has studied clarinet for 10 years, and graduated from Mount Hebron High School, where he enjoyed participating in wind ensembles, in addition to jazz bands, pit orchestras, and marching band. He studied clarinet as well as saxophone in the past with Lori Fowser, as well as in the Peabody Preparatory. He played in many local youth ensembles such as the Peabody Youth Orchestra, Peabody Wind Orchestra, and Maryland All-State Band and Orchestra. On campus he is also part of the Honors College, and the Taiwanese American Student Association
Alexander Dudkin is currently a senior at UMD and is from Silver Spring, Maryland. He is currently studying Clarinet Performance and Music Education under Robert DiLutis. Throughout high school he participated in Montgomery County senior honors band, Maryland All state band, and was the principal clarinetist for The Capitol Symphony Youth Orchestra for 2 years.Throughout his collegiate career, he has been a part of The University of Maryland, Baltimore County symphony orchestra, wind ensemble, jazz band, and pep band. At the University of Maryland, he is currently a part of the University of Maryland Wind Ensemble, and the marching band. In his free time, he loves playing Basketball.  
Brooke Krauss is a senior in the clarinet studio completing her bachelor's degree in Music Performance. She is a Maryland native from Cecil County, Maryland where she first received instruction from a University of Maryland alumni. While at the University of Maryland, she has performed in the Wind Ensemble, Wind Orchestra, Rep Orchestra, Clarinet Choir, and Marching band. She also plays for various ensembles in the local area. In addition to being a full-time student, she is also a member of the National Guard performing with the 287th Army Band in Wilmington, Delaware. Outside of performing she works on her captain's license for boating and aspires to be a performer in a premiere band with the Armed Forces.
Kyle Glasgow is a senior clarinet performance major from Alexandria, Virginia, and is currently studying under Professor Robert DiLutis. Throughout high school, Kyle participated in the Virginia District X and All State bands. He was also a member of The Capitol Symphonic Youth Orchestra for three years, serving as principal for one. Kyle has studied at the Virginia Summer Residential Governor's School for Visual and Performing Arts and the Interlochen Center for the Arts.
Having been practicing clarinet for about a decade, Ashley Hsu is now a junior music education/performance major studying under Robert DiLutis. Along with her long list of pre-college music experiences, she has recently been part of the 2020 CBDNA-E Intercollegiate Band and the NSO's Summer Music Institute. 

As for why she decided to double major in music, you can blame her growing list of music experiences and her passion for marching band for inspiring her to become a music educator and performer. In her free time, Ashley likes to do photography, origami, and play Pokemon Go.
Casey Schreck is a junior from Rochester, New York currently pursuing a double major in clarinet performance and English. In high school, she was a student at the Eastman Community Music School studying under Andrew Brown. Before coming to Maryland, she was a first clarinet in the NYSSMA Conference All-State symphonic band, as well as principal in ensembles such as the Rochester Area All-State band, Hochstein Youth Wind Symphony, and FLMEA All-County band and orchestra. She is also part of the University Honors program, and enjoys art and beekeeping in her spare
Andrew Zhang is a clarinetist from Rockville, Maryland currently attending University of Maryland to study clarinet performance with Professor Robert Dilutis as well as pursue a math major. He attended Richard Montgomery High School where he served as principal clarinet of the symphonic band and as a member of the pit orchestra. He also played principal clarinet with the Potomac Valley Youth Orchestra Wind Ensemble, as well as played in the section of Montgomery County's Senior Honors Band. Andrew is a graduate of UMD's High School Music Academy and University of Michigan's mPulse. In his free time, he likes to play alto sax.
​Sophie Ross is a sophomore from San Diego, California studying Clarinet Performance under Robert DiLutis at the University of Maryland. At Maryland, Sophie participates in the Wind Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, and chamber ensembles. She has studied at the Clarinet Academy of America and the San Diego Summer Music Institute. Before coming to Maryland, Sophie studied under Peter Dayeh and attended San Marcos High School where she was an active member of the Wind Symphony, pit orchestra, and music leadership program. Sophie was also a leading member of the San Marcos Conservatory for Leadership and the Arts, strengthening the influence of the arts in her community. In 2019, Sophie performed at the Music For All National Festival in Indianapolis, Indiana, and was a finalist in the San Diego County Rotary Music Competition. In her free time, Sophie enjoys art and the outdoors.
​Jenna Dietrich is a freshman studying music education under Professor Robert DiLutis, while also pursuing a double major in biological sciences. She has been playing the clarinet for eight years, and studied under Jennifer Hughson for four years. Jenna graduated from Hammond High School in Howard County, where she enjoyed participating in a range of musical activities like jazz band, wind ensemble, pit orchestra, and other chamber groups under the direction of Stephen Dunlap.
Jenna served as the drum major of her high school marching band and principal clarinetist in the wind ensemble. In addition, she participated in a variety of outside ensembles, including the Howard County Gifted and Talented Orchestra, Peabody Preparatory, and Howard County Honors Band. Jenna’s dedication to music is evident in her extensive community service, having participated in the Tri-M Music Honor Society for three years, serving as the president in her senior year. Jenna, a thirteen year girl scout, is also a Gold Award recipient for creating a supplemental music program in her local feeder schools. Her project involved conducting a musical instrument drive collecting a total of twenty-six instruments, providing free private lessons for elementary and middle schoolers, and creating a recruitment video to encourage students to continue band in high school. Jenna loved participating in the University of Maryland’s Summer Youth Music Camp, and looks forward to studying clarinet at UMD!
​​Chase Hogan​​ is currently a sophomore at University of Maryland studying Clarinet Performance under Robert DiLutis. He is from Elkridge, Maryland and has been playing clarinet for ten years. He has performed in the Howard County GT/Honors Bands, Regional Repertory Wind Ensemble, and was a member of the Baltimore Symphony Youth Orchestra. He studied with Dr. Bryan Conger at Interlochen Arts Academy, where he graduated and received the Fine Arts Award. During his time at Interlochen, he performed in many student recitals, the Academy Orchestra and Band, and during his senior year had the opportunity to perform with the Academy Band as they took part in commissioning a piece at Carnegie Hall. He has also played in numerous pit orchestras for school musical productions, including Sweeney Todd and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. As an aspiring professional musician, Chase has participated in masterclasses with renowned clarinetists, such as Stephen Williamson, Anton Rist, and Yehuda Gilad, and studied at the Interlochen Arts Camp Orchestral Program in 2018 and most recently, the 2020 Domaine Forget Clarinet E-Learning program.
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​Matthew Vice, a native of Centreville, Virginia, is a freshman at the University of Maryland studying Clarinet Performance under Robert DiLutis. At Westfield High School he was principal clarinet in the Wind Symphony and Symphony Orchestra, as well as the leader and organizer of Westfield’s clarinet choir and Bari Sax player in the Jazz Band. Mr. Vice was also a member of the AYP Clarinet Choir, Northern Virginia Youth Winds, and Virginia Winds Academy.  He was the principal clarinetist for the Virginia Ambassadors of Music Tour and was selected as the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra Allstar Clarinet in 2019.  Matthew also made the Virginia All State Symphonic Band. Matthew has been a member of the Clarinet Academy of America for 2019 and 2020.  In his spare time, Matthew enjoys playing multiple instruments, running, and basketball. 
Ava Dutrow is a freshman from Howard County Maryland and is pursuing a double degree in Music Performance and Communications. The daughter of a band director, she began playing clarinet at the age of eight and has enjoyed every minute of making music. Throughout her time as a clarinetist, she has played in numerous Gifted and Talented ensembles, participated three times in the Towson University Honor Band, was selected for the Howard County GT Orchestra, received consistent superior ratings at the district and state Solo and Ensemble Festival, and had the privilege of serving as section leader of her high school band for two years. Ava looks forward to continuing to refine her craft while studying at UMD!
 Adrian Paras is currently a junior clarinet minor at the University of Maryland. Originally from Waldorf, Maryland he has been playing clarinet for eight years was a student of Takako Mato for six years. He has taken part in the UMD High School Music Academy during the summer after my junior year in high school and was principal clarinetist for the St. Charles High School Symphonic Band, Charles County All-County/Tri-County band, and the Charles County Youth Orchestra.Adrian was a member of the the Maryland All-State band for five years.  
Jerry Sun is a junior from Ellicott City, Maryland who graduated from Centennial High School. He is a double major in Computer Science and Music Performance and has been playing the clarinet for 9 years. Jerry has studied with Bill Welty and Dennis Strawley and is currently studying with Robert Dilutis. He has played in youth orchestra groups such as the Peabody Youth Orchestra, Peabody Wind Orchestra, and Maryland Youth Symphony Orchestra.