Elizandro Garcia-Montoya
Clarinet
Elizandro Garcia Montoya has been co-principal clarinet of the New Hampshire Music Festival since 2006. Elizandro is a member of the Fifth House Ensemble in Chicago, principal clarinetist with the Elmhurst Symphony and a member of the Chicago Philharmonic. He is former principal clarinet of the Sarasota Opera, Mexico State Orchestra and Mineria Symphony in Mexico City. Elizandro has performed with the Jacksonville Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, and was the silver-prize winner of the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition in 1999. Elizandro holds a Master’s degree from Rice University, a Professional Studies diploma from Cleveland Institute of Music and a Bachelor’s degree from Baylor University. His major teachers include Larry Combs, Richard Shanley, Michael Webster and Franklin Cohen. Elizandro lives in Chicago and teaches clarinet at DePaul University’s Community Music Division, the Musical Offering in Evanston and Loyola University-Chicago.