MaryBeth Huttlin graduated summa cum laude from Michigan State University and continued her clarinet studies at the University of Minnesota where she graduated summa cum laude with a master’s degree and doctorate, specializing in clarinet performance and pedagogy with a secondary area in music theory/composition. Ms. Huttlin teaches in the Minnetonka Public Schools, composes music, and maintains an active performing schedule with several orchestras in the Midwest in addition to being a founding member of a woodwind trio, the Twin Cities Trio. She is a highly sought-after teaching artist, offering masterclasses, educational performances and presentations throughout the country and maintains a studio of private lesson students both in Eden Prairie and online.