Kaleigh McGee Simmons is a Columbus, Ohio-based performer on piano and multiple woodwinds including Flute/Piccolo, Eb/Bb/A/Bass Clarinet, Alto/Soprano Saxophone, and Oboe. She has experience as a soloist in both recital and orchestral settings.

Kaleigh currently serves as the adjunct clarinet professor and collaborative pianist at Muskingum University. At Muskingum, Kaleigh teaches private clarinet lessons, clarinet choir, and woodwind methods and pedagogy. As a pianist at Muskingum, Kaleigh accompanies the two University Choirs and accompanies students for all juries and recitals.

Kaleigh is an avid chamber musician as well, serving as co-founder and clarinetist for the woodwind group Zephyr Chamber Winds and Kohesion Trio. Zephyr Chamber Winds performs at a variety of venues, including high schools, universities, metro parks, and other venues such as Polaris Fashion Place. As an ensemble, they have been invited to serve as guest artists at a variety of universities throughout Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Kaleigh is vice president of the Collegium Musicum of Ohio, a local chamber group that she performs with as a soloist on various instruments.

She received her Bachelor of Music at Auburn University and her graduate degrees (Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts) at The Ohio State University. During her graduate studies, Kaleigh was honored with a University Fellowship and held a position as the Clarinet Studio Graduate Teaching Assistant at The Ohio State University. She serves as an instructor with the Community Music School at The Ohio State University and teaches her own private students on multiple woodwinds and piano.

As a woodwind doubler, Kaleigh performs in several musical pit orchestras. She has experience as a rehearsal pianist for community theaters and has performed on solo piano at many wedding ceremonies and receptions. Thanks to her apprenticeship at Buckeye Brass and Winds, Kaleigh is a clarinet repair technician and spends her time fixing clarinets when she is not performing or teaching.

Upcoming Performances

• Friday, December 5th 6pm, Muskingum Festival at Muskingum University
• Sunday, December 14th 5pm, Collegium Musicum of Ohio at Resurrection Lutheran Church in Hilliard
• Saturday, December 20th 5pm, Kettering Praise Orchestra in Dayton, OH
• Sunday, February 22nd 5pm, Collegium Musicum of Ohio TBD
• Friday, March 20th 7pm, Miss Saigon with Short North Theatre
• Saturday, March 21st 2pm, Miss Saigon with Short North Theatre
• Saturday, March 21st 7pm, Miss Saigon with Short North Theatre
• Sunday, March 22nd 2pm, Miss Saigon with Short North Theatre
• Friday, March 27th 7pm, Miss Saigon with Short North Theatre
• Saturday, March 28th 2pm, Miss Saigon with Short North Theatre
• Saturday, March 28th 7pm, Miss Saigon with Short North Theatre
• Sunday, March 29th 2pm, Miss Saigon with Short North Theatre
• Friday, April 3rd 7pm, Miss Saigon with Short North Theatre
• Saturday, April 4th 2pm, Miss Saigon with Short North Theatre
• Saturday, April 4th 7pm, Miss Saigon with Short North Theatre
• Friday, April 10th 3:30pm, Celebration of Excellence at Muskingum University
• Friday, April 10th 7pm, Miss Saigon with Short North Theatre
• Saturday, April 11th 2pm, Miss Saigon with Short North Theatre
• Saturday, April 11th 7pm, Miss Saigon with Short North Theatre
• Sunday, April 12th 2pm, Miss Saigon with Short North Theatre
• Friday, April 17th 7pm, Miss Saigon with Short North Theatre
• Saturday, April 18th 2pm, Miss Saigon with Short North Theatre
• Saturday, April 18th 7pm, Miss Saigon with Short North Theatre
• Sunday, April 19th 2pm, Miss Saigon with Short North Theatre
• Friday, April 24th 7pm, Spring Choir Concert at Muskingum University