Acclaimed for "a remarkable technique, tone and
lyricism", clarinetist D. Ray McClellan is currently Associate Professor of Clarinet at The
University of Georgia and a member of the Georgia Woodwind Quintet.
He appeared as soloist with “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band, Symphony
Orchestra of Goiania in Brazil, The Augusta Symphony, The Queens Philharmonic,
The Athens Symphony, and The Little Rock Wind Symphony and has performed
internationally in Canada, Taiwan, Japan, Italy, Brazil, Kenya and Tanzania.
Currently the principal clarinetist of the Savannah Sinfonietta, he has
performed as guest principal clarinetist with the Augusta Symphony, Charleston
Symphony, Alexandria Symphony, and the Garden State Philharmonic. An avid chamber musician, Mr. McClellan performed
with The Ying Quartet, the Magellen Quartet and members of the Maia Quartet. His
discography includes Sunlight and Shadows, with the Georgia Woodwind Quartet,
and two new releases in 2008 will include his solo disc with ACA Digital
Recordings and a recording with Arco Chamber Orchestra on Phoenix USA. Mr.
McClellan taught at
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