Clarinetist Robin Seletsky is a classically-trained performer equally at home with the klezmer style. She grew up listening to her father, Harold Seletsky, "The Prez of Klez," but it wasn't until the midst of the klezmer revival that she began her own exploration into this style of music. Attending KlezKamp, she studied with masters of the old and new generations of klezmorim.
And as founder of the Catskill Klezmorim, she recorded two albums and performed scores of concerts around the country. A graduate of New England Conservatory and Juilliard who has soloed with the Boston Pops, Ms. Seletsky lives in upstate New York, and is currently principal clarinetist with the Glimmerglass Festival and the Binghamton Philharmonic.
In 2008 the New York Times noted her work at Glimmerglass: "Robin Seletsky, the principal clarinetist, blew a jazzy solo onstage during "Too Darn Hot"... and offered stylish solos from the pit." During her earlier tenure with the San Antonio Symphony, the San Antonio Express News noted the "great flair" of her solos. Ms. Seletsky is Instructor of Clarinet at Hartwick College and Music Director at Temple Beth El in Oneonta, NY.
