Dr. Jun Qian began his appointment as Assistant Professor of Music in Clarinet at St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN fall 2007. Qian has been on the clarinet faculty at Nazareth College, Houghton College, and New York State University at Fredonia. He has also taught music theory at Eastman, chamber music at Shanghai Conservatory of Music in China, and performed as the principal clarinetist of Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1997, he won both first prize for the Orchestral Excerpts Competition and third prize in the Solo Competition at the International Clarinet Association Young Artist Competition, second prize in the Texas Young Artist Competition, and first prize in the Baylor Symphony Orchestra 1998 Concerto Competition.

            Qian has appeared as concerto soloist with Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Eastman Chamber Orchestra, Shanghai Philharmonic, Xiamen Philharmonic, Baylor Symphony Orchestra and Shangyang Opera Orchestra.  In 2001, he made his Carnegie Hall debut performing Weber's Clarinet Concerto No. 1 with the Asian American International Orchestra.  International appearances as principal clarinetist also include the Eastman Wind Ensemble's tours of Asia in 2000 and 2004, the North Carolina Festival Orchestra's European tour, the Kent-Blossom Music Festival, National Orchestra Institute, and the American Wind Symphony. In October 2004, he was the featured soloist at the International Performing Arts Festival in Japan, and he has appeared on National Public Radio's "Performance Today" with the Grammy-award winning Ying Quartet.

            His activities in 2006 as a teacher and performer included a clarinet recital in Paris, France, conducting the Nazareth/Houghton Clarinet Choir as part of the International Clarinet Choir Festival, and giving master classes throughout China and Malaysia. His CD, Premier Rhapsodie, and video, Playing the Clarinet, were released on the Nanjing Shine Horn label in China. In the spring of 2007, Qian was the music producer and soloist for Steven Laitz's Book "The Complete Musician" published by the Oxford University Press.   He will also start his teaching position at Lutheran Summer Music Academy and Festival this summer.

            Qian holds a B.M. from Baylor University where he was a student of Richard Shanley; and the M.M. and D.M.A. from Eastman School of Music where he studied with Kenneth Grant and Stanley Hasty.