JULIANNE KIRK-DOYLE joined the faculty of the Crane School of Music in 2006 as Professor of Clarinet and served as Director of the Crane Youth Music Camp from 2009-2023. She serves as Pedagogy Coordinator and New York State Chair to the International Clarinet Association and publishes articles and reviews in The Clarinet journal regularly.

A sought-after clinician, Dr. Doyle has given master classes for the Southeast Asian Youth Orchestra and Wind Ensemble (Thailand), Aria Summer Music Academy, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, and numerous public schools and Universities. Recent conference appearances include the SUNY Fredonia Single Reed Day, University of Alabama-Birmingham Clarinet Symposium, Eastern New Mexico Single Reed Celebration, New York State School Music Association, New York State Band Directors Association, Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest, International Double Reed Society, US Navy Band Saxophone Symposium, Mid-America Center for Contemporary Music and the Oklahoma Clarinet Symposium. 

An active soloist and chamber musician, she is a member of the Aria Reed Trio with fellow ONNY principal oboist Anna Hendrickson and bassoonist Carol Lowe and the Potsdam Reed Quintet. Dr. Doyle’s debut recording Dante Dances was released in 2019 and received high praise in the International Clarinet Association’s Clarinet Journal, reviewed by renowned clarinet pedagogue Larry Guy: “Doyle’s warm, focused yet expansive tone deserves special praise”

Dr. Doyle serves as Principal Clarinet with the Orchestra of Northern New York, Northern Symphonic Winds, and has performed with the Lake Placid Sinfonietta, Richmond Symphony Orchestra, Amici Orchestra, Light Opera Oklahoma, Tulsa Philharmonic and Oklahoma City Philharmonic. While at Eastman, she performed regularly with the Eastman Wind Ensemble including an appearance at Carnegie Hall and a tour to Japan, Taiwan and Macau. 

She earned the Doctorate of Musical Arts, Master of Music and Arts Leadership Certificate from the Eastman School of Music and Bachelors of Music from the University of Oklahoma. She is an artist with Backun Musical Services and DANSR/Vandoren.

Julianne resides in Potsdam, NY with her family and volunteers regularly with the Potsdam Girl Scouts as a Troop Leader. She was named Volunteer of the month in May 2020 for the GSNYPenn Pathways Girl Scout Council and has received the Raquette Valley Service Girl Scout Unit’s “Survivor” award, GSNYPenn Pathways Council “Rising Star Volunteer” and “Spirit Award” for her contributions to the community and council. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Orchestra of Northern New York.

For more about Dr. Doyle, visit her website at www.jkdoyle.org.