BIOGRAPHY
Rosalynn De Roos is a clarinetist who has traveled all over the world performing in countries such as: Belgium, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Germany, Wales, South Korea and Japan. Flexible in style Miss De Roos can be heard performing classical, twentieth century, world music, Latin jazz and experimental improvisation.
This past summer Rosalynn traveled to Ireland with the actress Gin Hammond; accompanying this dynamic one woman show called Syringa Tree. This compelling performance was a feature in the Clonmel Junction Festisval.
In May of 2006 Rosalynn toured Asia with P.A.N. an acronym for Performance Art Network. This collaborative multimedia project is comprised of live art, music, Butoh dance and a film called “Crosspollination”. Invited to compete at the Chuncheon International Mime Festival in South Korea, P.A.N. won the Dokkebi Award for new and experimental works. Later P.A.N traveled to Japan to complete the tour performing with internationally known guitarist ‘Dub Marronics’ and dancer Peter Golightly.
Her extensive training began with her enrollment at the Manhattan School of Music prepatory division, studying under Herbert Handman and performing with the Manhattan School of Music Symphony Orchestra. She later studied with David Krakauer at the Mannes College of Music and performed with the Mannes Symphony Orchestra. At Cornish College of the Arts Rosalynn completed her Bachelors of Music Degree in clarinet performance; studying under Jovino Santos Neto, Sean Osborne and Hans Tueber. At Cornish Rosalynn performed in the Latin Jazz Ensemble, small chamber ensembles and collaborated with dancers to produce an interdisciplinary project called “Black Women”.
Well versed in an array of musical styles, Rosalynn has performed all over the Seattle area with groups such as the Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra, the Degenerate Art Orchestra, the Everett Chorale, Mo-Estra, Resonance Woodwind Quintet, Artha New Music Ensemble, the Ladies Musical Club and Vira-Lata (choro ensemble). Current projects include: The Midway Orchestra a heavy metal band part of Pure Cirkus, Yellow Hat Band and her own ensemble Quartetto De Roos. Thousands of audience members have heard Miss De Roos perform at prestigious Seattle venues including The Moore Theatre, Benaroya Hall, the Seattle Art Museum, the Seattle Asian Art Museum and Consolidated Works. She has also performed at the Tacoma Museum of Glass, Rendezvous Jewel Box Theater, Gallery 1412, Seattle City Hall, Richard Hugo House, the Century Ballroom and Seattle Center.
