KatHERINE Schoepflin JIMOH - Clarinet

Katherine Jimoh is a clarinetist, vocalist, pianist, singer-songwriter and goldsmith who lives in Chicago and works as a freelance musician and jeweler. She is a member of Ensemble Dal Niente, University of Chicago’s Grossman Ensemble and Chicago Wind Project. Working side-by-side with living composers while surrounded by colleagues who specialize in new music provides constant inspiration and creativity. 

Katherine leads her four-piece band, Katet as singer-songwriter and pianist. When tonality is achieved in an utterly unpredictable way, Katherine feels satisfied with her songwriting. Complex harmonies matched with mixed meters, drones and repetitive vocal lines equals Katet.

Katherine earned her Bachelor of Music degree from Indiana University where she won the IU clarinet concerto competition and was awarded a Performer’s Certificate. She was a participant at the 2006 Henry Mancini Institute in Los Angeles. In 2008, Katherine spent a year abroad in Japan where she was principal clarinetist of the Kakogawa Philharmonic Orchestra in Hyogo prefecture. Katherine received an Essentially Ellington jazz soloist award for the clarinet. 

Katherine earned her Master of Music degree from McGill University where she was awarded a full Schulich School of Music scholarship. Her primary instructors have been John Bruce Yeh, Alain Desgagne, James Campbell, Frank Kowalsky and Mary Kantor. 

Katherine is an aspiring goldsmith, currently undergoing a paid apprenticeship at a professional jewelry company.