Elisabeth “Beth” Stimpert ’13 (Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance) was awarded a Grammy Award with her ensemble Alarm Will Sound and conductor Alan Pierson in the category of Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance during the 68th annual Grammy Awards held on Sunday, Feb. 1, for their performance of Donnacha Dennehy’s “Land of Winter.”

Dr. Stimpert is a founding member of the critically acclaimed new-music ensemble Alarm Will Sound. She performs across the United States and internationally, working regularly with composers and sound artists. Through Alarm Will Sound’s collaborative music initiatives Alarm System and the Matt Marks Impact Fund, Stimpert has worked with musicians from many different traditions, and her scholarly work focuses on building musical collaborations. 

As associate professor of music at the University of Central Missouri (UCM), Stimpert directs the UCM Clarinet Studio; teaches aural training, woodwind methods and chamber music; and co-directs the annual Missouri Experimental Sonic Arts Festival with Dr. Jeff Kaiser and Dr. Eric Honour.

Stimpert studied with Anna Lee van Buren Endowed Chair in Clarinet, Coordinator of Winds & Percussion and Professor of Clarinet Garrick Zoeter, M.M., during her studies at Shenandoah Conservatory.

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