Claire Larson serves as Band Director at Kenyon-Wanamingo MS/HS in Kenyon, Minnesota. Larson earned a Masters of Arts in music education from the University of Minnesota and a Bachelors of Music in music education from St. Olaf College.  Her principal teachers were; Miles 'Mity' Johnson, Dr. Timothy Mahr and Dr. Craig Kirchoff. She was the first recipient of the Miles Johnson endowment award in 1994 and received a graduate fellowship in horn performance at the U of M. Larson has both performed and presented at the MMEA midwinter clinic, and has coached the All State horn section.  In 2017, Larson was nominated for  Minnesota "Teacher of the Year." Larson is serving as the president of the Minnesota Band Directors Association.  Prior to her position in the Kenyon-Wanamingo schools, Larson served as visiting professor and director of the Symphony Band at Carleton College, band director at Brooklyn Center MS/HS and Patrick Henry High School in Minneapolis. Larson is a member of Phi Beta Mu.  Larson enjoys spending time with her husband John and their three young-adult children Linnea, Anders and Annelise.