brass & woodwinds | Teachers
Dorothy Sauser-Monnig – FLUTE. Graduate of Macalester College, MFA in flute from University of Minnesota. Dorothy has performed with a variety of ensembles including the Minneapolis Civic Orchestra, Westminster Winds, and various jazz groups as well as solo recitals.
Diane Snodgrass - CLARINET. Bachelor of Music Education, Clarinet Performance, University of Kansas; Masters Degree in Education, Hamline University. Diane is an experienced music educator with over 40 years of teaching experience, both as a band and orchestra director in St. Paul Public Schools and a private woodwind instructor. She looks forward to working with beginning and intermediate clarinet students ages 10 and up. Adults welcome!
Gordon Meyers - TRUMPET. While receiving a Bachelor of Music degree in Theory & Composition from the University of Minnesota, Gordy studied trumpet primarily with David Baldwin but also with members of the Minnesota Orchestra, including Manny Laureano and, more recently, Charles Lazarus. Gordy has given private trumpet lessons to students of all levels since 2014, is a member of the Minnesota Philharmonic Orchestra, and participated in the Kenwood Symphony Orchestra’s annual concerto competition in 2019. Lessons in songwriting and any aspects of music theory are also available.
Jeff King – SAX, CLARINET. Studied at the University of Minnesota with Ruben Haugen, and at Cadenza Music with Pat Moriarty. Toured South America with the Lakewood Big Band, and performed with Clark Terry, Bill Wattrous, Bud Shank and others. Jeff is a first call sax player in the Twin Cities.
Kaia Sand – OBOE. B.A. in music (Luther College), M.M. in oboe performance (University of Oklahoma), studied with Heather Armstrong (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony) and Dan Schwartz (Oklahoma City Philharmonic). Kaia is a new member of the Dolce Wind Quintet and the Mississippi Valley Orchestra, and she has subbed with the Wichita Symphony Orchestra and the Norman Philharmonic. She has taught oboe and reed making lessons to students of all ages through private lessons and summer camps.
Karen Hansen – CLARINET SPECIALIST. In addition to positions with Dolce Wind Quintet and Rochester Symphony Orchestra, Karen is principal clarinetist with Bloomington Symphony Orchestra and Mississippi Valley Orchestra. She is a Thursday Musical performing artist and does freelance work for Classical MPR, The Schubert Club, Rochester Choral Arts Ensemble, and others. During vacations she is a music lecturer on cruise ships.
Scott Anderson – BRASS. Scott studied at Bemidji State and University of Minnesota. He has been a member of Dr. David Baldwin's Summit Hill Brass for 25 years. Scott has been teaching privately for over ten years.