Dr. Benjamin Cold actively performs and teaches clarinet throughout the Midwest United States. As an experienced orchestral performer, he has participated in numerous ensembles including the Wayzata Symphony Orchestra, the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, the Mankato Symphony and the Sioux City Symphony.  Dr. Cold is a sought after clinician, offering lectures and performances at various secondary school clinics, as well as participating as a guest performer and educator at the Northwoods Woodwind Summit, the American Single Reeds Summit and the biannual Bemidji State University Woodwind and Piano Day.

Dr. Cold is an experienced clarinet educator, with over 10 years of experience teaching clarinet privately.  He currently teaches clarinet at McNeese State University as Artist/Assistant Professor of Woodwinds, and has held clarinet teaching positions at Bemidji State University and Minnesota State University, Mankato.

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