Faculty Profile for Kari Klier

Biography Section

Biography and Education

Kari Klier, originally from Fredericksburg, Texas received performance degrees from Texas Tech University and the University of Colorado. Ms. Klier is a senior lecturer at Texas State University, has a very active percussion studio in Austin, and performs regularly with the Austin Symphony.

Previous performing experiences include the San Antonio Symphony; the San Antonio Opera; the Mid-Texas Symphony; Chix with Stix, Atlanta, GA; the Denver Ballet; the Boulder Philharmonic; the Roswell Symphony Orchestra; and the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra.

As an educator, Ms. Klier has an extensive teaching history around the country, which includes Walton High School, Marietta, GA; Lassiter High School, Marietta, GA; the University of Alabama’s Million Dollar Band; percussion specialist for the Judson Independent School District; the Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps; and the Glassmen Drum and Bugle Corps.

Ms. Klier is an artist/educational clinician for the Vic Firth Company, Remo Percussion, and the Zildjian Company.