JILL COGGIOLA


Affiliate Artist; Recruitment Coordinator

Music Education
Performance
Wind and Percussion
Setnor School of Music

jacoggio@syr.edu


Education:
D.M. Florida State University

Office: Crouse College Rm.110
Telephone: 315-443-5896

Biography:
Clarinetist Jill Coggiola, an affiliate artist at Syracuse University since 1997, teaches clarinet, supervises woodwind instruction for the music education program, and acts as recruitment coordinator for the Setnor School of Music. A native of Buffalo, New York, Dr. Coggiola graduated magna cum laude with degrees in performance and music education from the State University of New York College at Fredonia, where she was winner of both the School of Music Concerto Competition and Robert W. Marvel Award for Excellence in Performance. She holds both master and doctor of music degrees in clarinet performance from The Florida State University. Her principal teachers have included Frank Kowalsky, James East, Roger Hiller, and James Pyne. She has held both clarinet and bass clarinet positions with the Naples Philharmonic, Tallahassee Symphony, Erie Philharmonic, and Opera Roanoke. Additionally, she has performed with numerous summer festivals, chamber ensembles, and orchestras including the Buffalo Philharmonic, Roanoke Symphony, and Savannah Symphony. She has appeared as both concerto soloist and recitalist throughout the eastern United States, including performances at national and regional conventions of the College Music Society, and on radio, including WBFO Buffalo and WCNY Syracuse. Dr. Coggiola was formerly on the faculty of Radford University in Virginia, The Florida State University, and has held positions at the public school level. As a freelance clarinetist, she performs with organizations such as the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, Skaneateles Festival, and Rochester Philharmonic; is active as a competition and solo festival adjudicator; and maintains her own private studio.

Expertise:
  • Clarinet
  • Saxophone
  • Music Education