Bio

From Powder Springs, Georgia, Lauren W. Murphy is a clarinetist, bass clarinetist, and music educator in the Atlanta area, specializing in clarinet performance and instruction.

Lauren received her BM in Clarinet Performance and Music Therapy from Illinois State University in 2013 and her MM in Clarinet Performance from Georgia State University in 2018. A passionate clarinet pedagogue, she is in demand in Atlanta as a clarinet technician and works with many school clarinet sections. Lauren maintains a private clarinet studio, leading many students to District Honor Band and All-State successes and placement in competitive youth ensembles.

Lauren is the 2nd clarinetist/bass clarinetist with the Georgia Ballet Orchestra and Gwinnett Ballet Orchestra. She performed at Carnegie Hall with the Tara Winds Clarinet Choir in 2022. Additional engagements include local symphony orchestras, contemporary ensembles such as Bent Frequency and Terminus Ensemble. She’s appeared as an invited performer at ClarinetFest 2019 in Knoxville; with Tara Winds at the Midwest Clinic; and at the International Saxophone Symposium and the North American Saxophone Alliance in 2017 and 2018 with woodwind trio International Counterpoint. In July 2017, Lauren attended the Cortona Sessions for New Music in Cortona, Italy with the trio to commission and premiere new music.