Pamela Coats, Clarinet

Biography

As a soloist in the "Orpheus Classical Music Series" at the Harold Washington Library of Chicago, Pamela Coats, clarinettist, began her performing career in 1997. Since then, she has been noted for her many roles as a clarinettist. Ms. Coats is a regular performer at the Bürgermeisterhaus Concert Series (the Mayor's hall) and the Augustinum Concert Series in Essen, the Basilika St. Aposteln Concert Series, DOMKultur Forum and Musik In Lindenthal in Cologne, as well as the Hermann-Grochtmann-Museum Concert Series in Datteln.

An active chamber musician, Ms. Coats has performed in several projects, ranging from smaller groups through chamber orchestras and has been honoured with chamber music performances in such halls as the Berliner Philharmonie, Dachau SchlosserKonzert, Severance Hall, home of the Cleveland Orchestra as well as throughout Switzerland. She was also selected to participate in the Yehudi Menuhin project "Live Music Now" in the North Rhine Westphalia area. Chamber music groups that Ms. Coats has founded include the Chicago-based Prism Chamber Music Society, and Inventio Concertante of Cologne, both of which are involved in the promotion of women composers through performances of their works.

Pamela Coats obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, a Master of Music degree from DePaul University, as well as an Artist's Diploma from the Music Conservatory of Cologne. Her main teachers include David Smeyers, Adolf Miinten, John Bruce Yeh, and Dr. Kelly Burke. Ms. Coats has also attended several masterclasses under the tutelage of Anthony Gigliotti, Fred Ormand, Alfred Prinz, Larry Combs, and Ralph Manno.