ICA Honorary Member John Mohler (1929-2019) Has Passed Away

The ICA is saddened to learn of the passing of Honorary Member and University of Michigan Professor Emeritus John Donald Mohler.  Mohler served as professor of clarinet at the University of Michigan from 1962 to his retirement in 1994, helping to shape a generation of clarinetists who have gone on to become influential teachers and performers. He studied at the Curtis Institute with Ralph McLane, and later earned the first doctorate in clarinet at the University of Michigan, under William Stubbins. He served as president of the International Clarinet Society from 1986-88 and was instrumental in merging the ICS with ClariNetwork International to form what would eventually be known as the International Clarinet Association. The ICA awarded Mohler with the Honorary Member Award in 2003.

The ICA was privileged to feature an interview with Mohler by Fred Ormand in The Clarinet last June. You can read that interview HERE. The impact Mohler had on the clarinet world is immeasurable, and the ICA will be preparing a tribute to his life and career in the coming weeks.