Karrin Meffert-Nelson is in her 15th year as Professor of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College teaching clarinet, chamber music, and courses in the music education curriculum.  Dr. Meffert-Nelson also maintains an active performing career as Principal Clarinetist with the Minnesota Opera Orchestra and through freelance work with Minnesota Orchestra, Northrop Ballet Orchestra, and with productions at the State, Orpheum, and Guthrie Theaters. She has performed with the St. Louis Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony, the Chamber Music Society of Minnesota, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, and as guest Principal Clarinet with the Quad City Symphony and Minnesota Orchestra.  As a clinician, Meffert-Nelson frequently appears as an adjudicator for area solo and ensemble contests and works with the woodwind sections of the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies. 

In addition to her DMA degree in Clarinet Performance from the University of Minnesota, Dr. Meffert-Nelson holds the MM degree in Clarinet Performance from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL and the BM degree in Clarinet Performance and Music Education from St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN.  Prior to her appointment at Gustavus Adolphus College, Meffert-Nelson taught clarinet and chamber music at the University of Minnesota.