Shandra Helman

Shandra Helman is an accomplished musician and educator currently serving as the Chair of Music and Professor of Clarinet and Saxophone at Idaho State University since August 2008. Dr. Helman also holds the position of Associate Professor of Clarinet & Saxophone and Woodwind Area Coordinator, teaching applied clarinet and saxophone. In addition to academic roles, Shandra Helman performs as a 3rd/Bass Clarinetist with Boise Phil and as Principal Clarinet for Idaho State-Civic Symphony and previously for Idaho Falls Symphony. Shandra Helman has also served as a Rico Performing Artist with D'Addario & Company, Inc., and contributed to the contemporary music scene through involvement with Ensemble: Periphérié. A highly educated individual, Shandra Helman holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Clarinet Pedagogy and Literature and Musicology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a Master of Arts in Music from the University of Iowa, and a Bachelor of Music Performance in Clarinet from Lawrence University.