PAST CLINICIANS AND ARTISTS
Prof. David Drosinos
Peabody Institute
David Drosinos received his diploma from the Peabody Conservatory of Music. He studied clarinet with Loren Kitt, principal clarinetist with the National Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Drosinos won the Sidney Jensen Memorial Award for outstanding clarinet performance and has been a guest artist at the Greek Embassy in Washington and the Taj Mahal in Atlantic City.
The Washington Post praised him as "playing with an unusually smooth and agile touch." On the Finzi Clarinet Concerto the Baltimore Sun noted “He played the idyllic score with technical security, tonal warmth and exceptionally eloquent phrasing.” David’s performance of the Copland Concerto was unmatched by any in Baltimore. The Baltimore Sun stated “Copland’s Clarinet Concerto had a confident and dynamic protagonist in David Drosinos. He spun the lyrical lines with considerable warmth.”
Mr. Drosinos was the principal clarinetist and soloist with the Peabody Symphony Orchestra on their tour to Russia, and a featured soloist with the Concert Artists of Baltimore. He has performed in Greece, Ireland, Moscow, Finland, the Bahamas, and all over the continental United States. His Greek Band Zephyros was a featured act at the International Clarinet Association in Washington, DC. In 2010
David traveled to St Petersburg, Russia where he did the International premiere and recording of the Sowash Clarinet Concerto with the St. Petersburg Symphony. David is a versatile and seasoned clarinetist who has enchanted audiences from "Maryland to Moscow."
Mr. Drosinos resides in Cockeysville, Maryland and is in much demand with performing groups in the greater Baltimore-Washington area. He teaches at Shepherd University, The Baltimore School for the Arts, and The Peabody Preparatory.
Prof. D. Ray McClellan
University of Georgia
Acclaimed for "a remarkable technique, tone and lyricism", D. Ray McClellan is Professor of Clarinet at the University of Georgia, and a member of the Georgia Woodwind Quintet. Prior to his appointment at the University of Georgia, he held professorships at James Madison University and Henderson State University. Mr. McClellan is a former clarinetist and soloist with “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band. He has appeared internationally in recitals and as concerto soloist in Canada, Taiwan, Japan, Italy, Brazil, Kenya, Tanzania and the Czech Republic.
Mr. McClellan has been principal clarinetist of The Savannah Orchestra, guest principal clarinetist with the Augusta Symphony, Charleston Symphony, Alexandria Symphony, and the Garden State Philharmonic and has performed with The Ying Quartet and the Nostich Quartet in the Czech Republic. Mr. McClellan performed recitals at the International Clarinet Convention in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010 and in 2014. He has recorded chamber music discs with ACA Digital and the Clarinet Concerto by Gerald Finzi with Phoenix USA. Many of his students occupy clarinet positions in orchestras, military bands and universities.
Mr. McClellan holds three degrees from The Juilliard School where he studied with world-renowned pedagogue David Weber. Formerly the Co-Artistic Director and Host of ClarinetFest® 2006 in Atlanta, McClellan is an Artist/Clinician for Buffet Crampon clarinets. He resides in Athens, Georgia with his wife and four children. His website is www.draymcclellan.com.
Saxophonist Wally Wallace has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician throughout the United States, France, and Switzerland. He served as principal saxophonist of the US Army Military Intelligence Corps Band, presenting clinics and masterclasses across the southwestern United States. A passionate educator, Dr. Wallace has taught instrumental music at the elementary through collegiate level, recently serving as instructor of saxophone at Methodist University and Virginia Tech. His students have routinely earned top marks in state and national competitions, and have been featured on NPR’s From the Top. He currently resides in Greensboro, North Carolina with his wife and two precocious children, Finn and Violet.
Dr. Wally Wallace
The Saxophone Academy
Saxophonist Wally Wallace has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician throughout the United States, France, and Switzerland. He served as principal saxophonist of the US Army Military Intelligence Corps Band, presenting clinics and masterclasses across the southwestern United States. A passionate educator, Dr. Wallace has taught instrumental music at the elementary through collegiate level, recently serving as instructor of saxophone at Methodist University and Virginia Tech. His students have routinely earned top marks in state and national competitions, and have been featured on NPR’s From the Top. He currently resides in Greensboro, North Carolina with his wife and two precocious children, Finn and Violet.
