Kristina Teuschler
Guest Speaker, clarinetist and cultural worker
Kristina Teuschler is a first-generation American, a child of Jamaican and Brazilian immigrants. She is passionate about molding the classical music world to be more reflective of the mixed American culture, and works to be a force of encouragement for musical institutions to use their programs as a vessel for progressivism and social change.
Kristina is a versatile musician that performs with a variety of ensembles of varying genres; from symphony orchestras, to indie bands, contemporary ensembles to klezmer ensembles. She was recently hired by the West Point Band after winning their audition in fall 2018. She has performed with the New World Symphony, Contemporaneous, and Bang on a Can All-Stars, enjoys performances that are politically engaged as with The Dream Unfinished, as well as experimental and genre-bending collaborations with indie-pop band, twig twig.
In addition to performing, Kristina is an active arts administrator. She is co-artistic director of the Madison New Music Festival, and from 2017-2018, Kristina served as the Community Liaison Fellow for Orchestra of St. Luke’s, and helped the orchestra become more accessible by producing their education & community concerts and programs, forming new community partnerships, and working to deepen their existing actions plan surrounding diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Kristina received her Bachelor’s Degree from Northwestern University and her Master’s Degree from Manhattan School of Music.