Jennifer Royals
Principal Clarinet
Jennifer Blahnik Royals, a native of Vero Beach and principal clarinetist for the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra, has been playing the clarinet for over twenty-five years. She holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree and a Master of Arts degree in Clarinet Performance from the University of Central Florida. While an undergraduate student, she was chosen for advanced clarinet studies in France. Ms. Royals has studied privately with Ivan Wansley, Keith Koons, and Nora Lee Garcia. Additionally, she has taken master classes from Stanley Drucker, Robert Spring, Michele Gingras, Alessandro Carbonare, and Charles Neidich.
Ms. Royals has played with various orchestras and ensembles including Treasure Coast Wind Ensemble, the Vero Beach Chamber Orchestra, the Sunshine Clarinet Quartet, Treasure Coast Opera, Central Florida Lyric Opera, Bulgaria’s Teatro Lirico D’Europa, Orlando Light Opera, Lakeside Chamber Players, Brevard Symphony Orchestra, Haifa Symphony, Space Coast Pops Orchestra, and the Licorice Sticks Clarinet Orchestra. As a founding member of the Space Coast Symphony, she has been featured in several chamber concerts as well as four solo performances with the orchestra. Jennifer is a member of the International Clarinet Association and has performed at the 2010 Clarinet Fest in Austin, Texas, the 2013 Clarinet Fest in Assisi, Italy (where she premiered new pieces for clarinet quartet), the 2014 Clarinet Fest in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and will be performing at the 2017 Clarinet Fest in Orlando. In addition to her active concert schedule, Royals is a sought after clinician who provides private clarinet instruction to middle and high school players in Indian River County. Her students routinely earn top seats in the Florida All-State.
Jason Gibbs
Clarinet
Jason Gibbs is the principal clarinetist of the Villages Philharmonic Orchestra, active freelancer, and music educator. He received his B.M. and B.S. degrees in music from the University of South Florida and his M.M. degree from DePaul University in Chicago.
Jason has performed with many orchestras including Colorado’s Crested Butte Music Festival Orchestra, St. Petersburg Opera, Sarasota Opera, Naples Philharmonic, Orlando Philharmonic, The Florida Orchestra, Space Coast Symphony, Hollywood Concert Orchestra, The Disney World Candlelight Orchestra, and The Epcot Oktoberfest Musikanten.
He has also toured Florida with The Three Irish Tenors and Sarah Brightman. Jason can also be seen on Disney+ as a musician for an episode of “The Right Stuff” and records annually for The Excelcia Music Publishers. During his 15 years as a public school music educator, his band programs earned many superior ratings and accolades. When not performing, Jason is honored to work with many band and orchestra programs from around the United States as a Disney World Teaching Artist.
Liz Boulter
Clarinet & Bass Clarinet
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Elise Curran
Clarinet, Eb Clarinet, & Saxophone
Elise Curran plays clarinets, sax, flute and has even sung with the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra. She is a long-time member who recently retired as a chemistry teacher from Seminole County Public Schools. Before her chemistry teaching career, she taught clarinet for over 40 years. Elise earned her Clarinet Performance degree at the University of Central Florida, and has been on the faculty of EFSC (Brevard Community College), as well as serving as a clinician at schools in Seminole, Orange, and Brevard counties. While Elise has performed with many ensembles in Central Florida, she currently plays with the Great American Big Band, the Kreines, Seminole, and Beachside Wind Ensembles, and regional musical theater and opera pit orchestras. As a singer, she has performed in Italy, Canada, and the UK, including the International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival in Buxton, England.
