Romie de Guise-Langlois, clarinet
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 United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. Ms. de Guise-Langlois performed as soloist with the Houston Symphony, Ensemble ACJW, Burlington Chamber Orchestra, Yale Philharmonia, and McGill University Symphony Orchestra; and at Music@Menlo and Banff Centre for Arts. She is a winner of the Astral Artists’ National Auditions and was awarded the First Prize in the Houston Symphony Ima Hogg Competition. She was additionally a First Prize winner of the Woolsey Hall Competition at Yale University, McGill University Classical Concerto Competition, Canadian Music Competition, and the recipient of the Canadian Broadcasting Company award.
An avid chamber musician, Ms. de Guise-Langlois joined the roster of Chamber Music Society Two in 2012 and has toured with Musicians from Marlboro. She has appeared at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Philadelphia and Boston Chamber Music Societies, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Salt Bay Chamberfest, and Chamber Music Northwest, among others. She has performed as principal clarinetist for the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, NOVUS NY, New Haven and Stamford Symphony Orchestras and The Knights chamber orchestra. A native of Montreal, Ms. de Guise-Langlois earned degrees from McGill University and the Yale School of Music. She is an alumna of Ensemble Connect (formerly Ensemble ACJW) and presently serves on the faculty of the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Montclair State University.