Music Club
I teach clarinet fundamentals, solfege, and musicianship to students of all ages. We enjoy exploring music and the craft of clarinet playing. I use simple to understand pedagogy techniques that help overcome technical problems and instill strong fundumentals. This enables students to enjoy clarinet. I want my students to fall in love with playing music, that is the strategy. Former students have gone on to prestigious institutions such as Oberlin Conservatory, Cincinnati Conservatory, Northwestern, University of Michigan, UCLA, New World Symphony etc. My fees are comparable to other instructors in the area.
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BIO
​Sergei Vassiliev is the founder of Educational Partnerships Immersive Concerts (EPIC), a non-stuffy classical concert series that received the Peak Arts Prize upon its inception in 2020 and has been described by the Colorado Springs Gazette as "not your parents' classical music series." EPIC brings the most promising new talents and prolific musicians from prestigious ensembles like the Kronos String Quartet and orchestras such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, and the Paris National Opera Orchestra to Colorado Springs. More information about EPIC can be found at epicmustsee.org.
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Vassiliev has served as principal clarinetist with the Colorado Springs Philharmonic Orchestra since 2009. A versatile musician, Sergei has appeared throughout the US and Europe as a soloist, chamber musician, and clinician. He has performed chamber music at prestigious festivals like Colorado College Music Festival, Chatter ABQ chamber music series, and Festival Mozaic. Sergei held principal clarinet positions with the Des Moines Metro Opera Orchestra and Boise Philharmonic, performed as guest principal at the Music in the Mountains Festival, and collaborated with the Houston and Colorado Symphonies, and most recently the Los Angeles Philharmonic under the direction of Gustavo Dudamel. In 2019, he was honored to be featured in the Colorado Springs Philharmonic's "Signature Series" as both artistic director and soloist.
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Sergei maintains a sought-after teaching studio in Colorado Springs and has served on the faculties of the University of Colorado - Colorado Springs and Colorado State University in Fort Collins. He has presented masterclasses at esteemed institutions like UCLA, University of Connecticut, University of Tennessee, and the Kharkiv Conservatory in Ukraine. Vassiliev's principal teachers include Yehuda Gilad, Richard Hawkins, Fred Ormand, and Michael Webster. He is a D’Addario Artist.
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Sergei holds degrees from the University of Michigan, Rice University, and the University of Southern California.
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