Thoughts from an Orchestral Clarinetist, Soloist, Teacher
While Columbus decides if it wants to have a real orchestra, I’ve decided not to wait for that outcome, as some others in the orchestra have already done. Sometimes bad things happen for a good reason. Perhaps it’s my time to move on.
I auditioned for St. Louis Principal Clarinet opening a year ago, the first [...]
David H. Thomas has been an orchestral clarinetist for 23 years. He is also an experienced soloist, with numerous critically acclaimed performances.
Starting his performing career directly after undergraduate studies, he won a position with the Greensboro Symphony in 1982. The next year he was offered the principal position of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra [...]