Clarinetist Šarūnas Jankauskas joined JMU faculty in 2016. His concert engagements have taken him through Europe, Canada, Brazil and the US, while participating at International Conservatory Week Festival (Russia), Musicalis Daunia (Italy), numerous ICA’s ClarinetFests©, concert series and new music events. In 2020, he released Duos, an album of commissioned works for clarinet in various partnership roles. He holds degrees from The University of Texas-Austin, Rice University and Grand Valley State University.