Biography/Resume

Bio: Andrea Cheeseman, clarinet

Dr. Andrea Cheeseman is Associate Professor of Clarinet at Appalachian State University. An active and
engaging performer, she has received invitations to perform at colleges and universities throughout the country
as a soloist and chamber musician. She has performed for diverse festivals such as College Music Society
Annual Meetings, the Montana/Idaho Clarinet Festival, the Michigan Contemporary Clarinet Festival and the
Oklahoma Clarinet Symposium. She has been a regular performer at the Delta State University
Electroacoustic Juke Joint Festival, and in the summer of 2003, Dr. Cheeseman was named First Runner-Up
in the Mu Phi Epsilon International Competition.

Prior to her appointment at ASU, Dr. Cheeseman was on the faculties of Delta State University, Alma College
and Hillsdale College. Dr. Cheeseman earned the Doctorate of Musical Arts and Master of Music degrees in
clarinet performance from Michigan State University and the Bachelor of Music degrees in clarinet
performance and music education from Ithaca College. Her principal teachers have included Elsa Ludewig-
Verdehr and Michael Galván.

When not teaching or performing, Dr. Cheeseman spends her time studying musicians’ occupational health,
swimming and practicing ashtanga yoga.