Kirt Vener

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Kirt Vener began playing clarinet in elementary school. He took private lessons for four years from his uncle, Frank Dabaldo, and studied with Herbert Couf for one year.  He attended Royal Oak Dondero High School under the tutelage of Dr. Joseph Parker.  As and undergraduate at Wayne State University in Detroit he performed with the concert and marching bands.  He served as drum major of the marching band for five years. 

After completing his Ph.D. in Biology from Wayne State, he picked up his clarinet again and played with the Royal Oak Concert Band and several clarinet choirs in the Detroit area.  After teaching biology at Loyola University of Chicago for three years, he returned to Wayne State as a Research Administrator .  He moved to the Washington, D.C. area in 1979 to work at the National Institute of Health (NIH).  He is currently Branch Chief of the Special Review and Logistics Branch, Division of Extramural Activities, National Cancer Institute, NIH.  He has a number of peer reviewed publications and has edited several books.

 He has performed with the Montgomery Village Band and the Westwood Winds Clarinet Choir.  Currently he performs with the Rockville  Concert Band (bass clarinet), the Montgomery College Wind Ensemble (principal clarinetist for three years; now bass clarinet), The Dixieland Express (of Maryland), and the Rockville Dixie Rascals.

 Email: kirtvener@hotmail.com