DocMus Lucy Abrams-Husso is a Chicago native residing in Helsinki, Finland since 2013.  She received Bachelors degrees with High Honors in Clarinet Performance and Anthropology from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and a Master of Music degree in Performance and Literature from the Eastman School of Music. She completed a second Master of Music (2016) and her Doctor of Music (2024) from the Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki. 

Formerly Co-Principal and E-flat clarinet of the Oulu Symphony, Lucy is currently an independent researcher and freelance musician specializing in orchestral and contemporary music. She also works as a clarinet instructor in the Global Music Department at the Sibelius Academy.

Lucy’s research has been funded by the Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity, the Jenni and Antti Wihuri Foundation, the Finnish Cultural Foundation, and the Emil Aaltonen Foundation. Her previous clarinet teachers include Olli Leppäniemi, Yehuda Gilad, Jon Manasse, Ken Grant, J. David Harris, and Gary Karner.

Photo by Eeva Anundi