Clarinetist Sandra Mosteller frequently performs as soloist, orchestral, and chamber musician. She has been a featured soloist throughout the United 

States and in Belgium, Spain, and Russia. She has performed works for 

composers including Thea Musgrave, Donald Erb, Bruce Mahin, Mark Kilstofte, 

and Rodney Washka. She has commissioned and premiered several works, including 

works by composers Gary D. Belshaw, Douglas Brown, and Belgian composer 

Norbert Goddaer. She is principal clarinet of the Plainview Symphony, and is a 

member of the Lubbock Moonlight/Broadway Musical orchestra. 

 

Mosteller often teams with lyric soprano, Amy Rosine (Kansas State University) 

in their Sorores Duo, an ensemble dedicated to the promotion of new music, as 

well their special interest in music of the Holocaust.Their CD “Sorores Duo: 

Memories of Hope,” was released this past April 2019.

 

Dr. Mosteller is Professor of Instrumental Music at Wayland Baptist University, 

where she teaches applied clarinet and saxophone, chamber music ensembles, 

woodwind methods, world music courses, and online general music courses, as well 

as serving as junior and senior recital coordinator.  Mosteller is also busy as a woodwind clinician, working fundamentals with students especially in west Texas and in New Mexico. Her private students have achieved success at the state, regional, and national level; including scholarships to major universities, national and international summer music institutions, all-state, and honor band festivals.

 

Dr. Mosteller earned a doctorate in Clarinet Performance at the University of 

North Carolina at Greensboro, master’s degree in Clarinet Performance at 

Arizona State University, and both master and bachelor degrees in Music 

Education at Truman State University. Her major clarinet teachers include Kelly 

Burke, Robert Spring, Ted Gurch (Atlanta Symphony), Richard Weerts, David C. 

Nichols, Debbie Augsberger, and Paul Brizzi. She is a life member of Sigma Alpha 

Iota and Pi Kappa Lamba. She uses Pyne and Vandoren Mouthpieces with Vandoren V-12 reeds.