Mark J. Cramer

United States

Légère Reeds have a warmth, roundness, clarity, and ease of sound unlike anything else on the market. Having a fantastic and reliable reed that is consistent and stable in all environmental conditions has improved so many aspects of playing the clarinet not only for myself, but also my students. With Légère, you are afforded more time to focus on the intricacies of the instrument and the music, rather than fussing with cane reeds. These reeds are a total game changer on so many levels.

Clarinetist Mark J. Cramer joined the faculty at Tennessee Tech University as Assistant Professor of Clarinet in 2018 where he teaches studio clarinet, clarinet choir, is a member of the Cumberland Quintet, and performs as principal clarinetist of the Bryan Symphony Orchestra. His previous appointments include The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro College, Radford University, and Randolph College. Dr. Cramer has performed numerous concertos and chamber music performances in addition to his tenure with the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra. He toured with four-time, Grammy Award winning "eighth blackbird” and has frequently performed with orchestras located throughout the southeastern United States, including the Nashville, Oak Ridge, Winston-Salem, Western Piedmont, Fayetteville, and Roanoke Symphonies, the Nashville, Greensboro, Piedmont, Carolina, and Roanoke Opera Companies, as well as orchestras in Michigan and Ohio. He also is a studio recording artist with the Nashville Scoring Orchestra, where he records soundtracks to television shows, movies, and video games at Ocean Way and Sound Kitchen Studios.