I am a clarinetist who has performed on many stages, playing difficult contemporary music, virtuoso chamber music and flying improvisations in various settings.
About 25 yeas ago, I had the wish to contribute to others’ well-being through music as well as the need to play a part in the making of a fairer, more diverse society.
This is what I now do and have been doing for the past 25 years.
It has taken the form of: writing for symphony orchestras along side young players; composing and arranging for fragile members of the community and professional players; making music with prisoners. I have co-created ensembles inviting professionals from different musical disciplines (classical, jazz) to venture outside their field through collaborating, improvising and inventing material.
In all these journeys, I endeavor to travel with as much commitment, depth and virtuosity as I did with my playing (which I still do by the way…)