Nina Stern has carved a unique and extraordinarily diverse career for herself as a world-class recorder player and classical clarinetist. She has appeared as a soloist or principal with orchestras such as The Metropolitan Opera, New York Philharmonic, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, La Scala Theatre Orchestra, Hesperion XX, Handel and Haydn Society, Philharmonia Baroque, and has recorded for many labels. Recent projects include performances and recordings with her ensembles Rose of the Compass and East of the River (Daphna Mor, co-director). Ms. Stern was appointed to the faculty of Juilliard’s Historical Performance program in 2012. She is Founder and Artistic Director of S’Cool Sounds, an award-winning music education nonprofit serving public school children and under-resourced communities in the U.S. and abroad. Nina has received numerous awards including American Recorder Society’s Distinguished Achievement Award and Early Music America’s Laurette Goldberg Award.