Daniel Williams | Clarinet
Resume
Principal Teachers
Kai-Yun Lu
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Boston Pops
Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, Principal Clarinet
Boston University Faculty
New England Conservatory Faculty
Michael Sussman
UMass Amherst, Professor of Clarinet
Springfield Symphony, Principal Clarinet
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Principal Clarinet
Larry Besserer
Jazz Clarinetist
Influential Teachers
Steven Jackson
Richard Sanders
Performance Groups
Manchester Symphony Orchestra & Chorale
Principal Clarinet, 2024 - Present
Nutcracker Ballet, Principal Clarinet, Winter 2023
Second Clarinet, 2022 - 2023
Gazebo Band, First Clarinet, Summer 2022
Torrington Symphony Orchestra
Principal Clarinet, Summer 2023 - Present
Concerto Soloist, 2024: Concerto for Clarinet, Viola & Orchestra Op. 88 by Max Bruch
Second Clarinet, Spring / Summer 2022
Salem Covenant Church
Musical Artist, Winter 2021 - Present
Past Groups
The Frederick Gunn School
Music Faculty Performers
Fall 2022 - Summer 2023
Capital Symphonic Winds (The Hartt School of Music)
Principal Second Clarinet
Concerto Competition 2023 Candidate: Première Rhapsody by Claude Debussy
Fall 2022 - Spring 2023
Cheshire Symphony Orchestra
Family Holiday Concert, Clarinet
Fall 2022
Northwest Connecticut Band
Annual Goshen, CT Fair
Fall 2022
Farmington Valley Band
Summer 2022
Solo Performances
Salem Covenant Church
Classical French Repertoire
Private Event
Lenten Service
Christmas Concert
Mozart Recital
Solo Clarinet Recital
The Washington Montessori School
Italian Music Residency
The Frederick Gunn School
Winter Concert Faculty Performance 2021
Classical Music Recital, with Pianist Susan Anthony-Klein
The Leroy Anderson Center
New Year's Concert: Clarinet Recital
Waltham Church
Church of the Redeemer
Emmanuel Covenant Church
Monadnock Covenant Church
Bezanson Recital Hall, UMass Amherst
Senior Recital
Junior Recital
Tuesday Morning Recitals
Solo Repertoire Performed
Fantasy for Clarinet - Arnold
Sonatina, Op. 29 - Arnold
Adagio for Clarinet and Strings - Baermann
Aria - Bozza
Trio in A minor, Op. 114 - Brahms
Quintet in B minor, Op. 115 - Brahms
Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 120 - Brahms
Sonata No. 2 in Eb major, Op. 120 - Brahms
Arlequin - Cahuzac
Variations sur un air du Pays d'Oc - Cahuzac
Andante et Allegro - Chausson
Première Rhapsody - Debussy
Study for Clarinet - Donizetti
Five Bagatelles - Finzi
Sonata - Hindemith
Sonatina - Horovitz
Fantaisie Caprice, Op. 118 - Lefebvre
Sonatina, H. 356 - Martinů
Meditation from 'Thaïs’ - Massenet
Solo de Concours - Messager
Abyss of the Birds - Messaien
Duo Concertant, Op. 351 - Milhaud
Quintet in A major, K. 581 - Mozart
Concerto in A major, K. 622 - Mozart
Duo - Muczynski
Time Pieces, Op. 43 - Muczynski
Rhapsody - Osborn
Canzonetta, Op. 19 - Pierne
Sonata, FP 184 - Poulenc
For An Actor: Monologue for Clarinet - Ran
Sonata, Op. 167 - Saint-Saëns
Tarantella in A minor, Op. 6 - Saint-Saëns
Shepherd on the Rock - Schubert
Fantasiestücke, Op.73 - Schumann
Drei Romanzen, Op. 94 - Schumann
Concerto No. 3 - Stamitz
Chôros No. 2 - Villa-Lobos
Concertino in Eb major, Op. 26 - Weber
Grand Duo Concertant, Op. 48 - Weber
Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op.73 - Weber
Concerto No. 2 in Eb major, Op. 74 - Weber
Teaching Experience
Adjunct Music Faculty, Clarinet
The Frederick Gunn School
September 2022 - August 2023
Music Enrichment Instructor, Recorder
The Washington Montessori School
September 2022 - November 2022
Private Clarinet Instructor
Washington, CT and Online
January 2022 - February 2023
Clarinet Sectional Coach: Windsor and Bloomfield High School Combined Rehearsal
Capital Symphonic Winds, The Hartt School Community Division
January 2023
Guest Presenter: Introduction to the Clarinet (webcast)
The Frederick Gunn School
Fall 2020
Clarinet Pedagogy Mentor: Wind Ensemble & Symphony Orchestra - School Outreach
University of Massachusetts Amherst
September 2006 - May 2010
Education
University of New Hampshire
Master of Science in Accounting (MSA)
Lai Family Scholarship Award
Winner of the 2015 UNH Master of Science in Accounting “Case Competition”
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Bachelor of Music in Clarinet Performance (BMus)
Chancellor’s Talent Scholarship Award
Masterclass Participant
Imani Quintet
Jon Manasse
Group Coaching Participant
Michael Sussman - Professor of Clarinet, UMass Amherst
Steven Walt - Professor of Bassoon, UMass Amherst
Fredrick Cohen - Professor of Oboe, UMass Amherst
David Martins - Professor of Clarinet, Boston University
University Ensembles
Symphony Orchestra
Symphony Gala
Wind Ensemble
Woodwind Quintet
Avanti Plus
Chorale
Early Achievements
All State Music Festival
All State Outstanding Audition Honors - Senior Year
Principal Clarinet, Orchestra - Senior Year (1st overall)
Principal Clarinet, Band - Junior Year (2nd overall)
Accepted all four years
All State Chamber Festival
Clarinet, Woodwind Quintet - Senior Year (1st overall)
Principal Clarinet, Woodwind Choir - Junior Year (2nd overall)
All New England Band Festival
Principal Clarinet - Senior Year (1st overall)
Accepted Sophomore, Junior and Senior Year
New England Music Festival (NEMFA)
Accepted Junior and Senior Year
Monadnock Valley Music Festival
Accepted Sophomore, Junior and Senior Year (1st overall)
Manchester Community Music School
Principal Clarinet, Wind Ensemble - Sophomore Year
Professional Experience
Senior Staff Accountant
Public Accounting Firm (Unnamed)
May 2023 - Present
CT
Certified Public Accountant
Self-Employed
February 2023 - April 2023
Ridgefield, CT
Senior Accountant, U.S. Finance
John Hancock Life Insurance Company (operates as Manulife globally)
May 2019 - October 2020
Boston, MA
Senior Tax Associate, Private Equity
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
July 2015 - May 2019
Boston, MA
Tax Intern
Bearing Point Wealth Partners, Inc. (f.k.a. Mackensen & Company, Inc.)
January 2014 - April 2015
Hampton, NH
Volunteer Income Tax Preparer for IRS Assistance Program (VITA)
CASH Coalition of Southeastern NH at Rockingham Community Action
January 2013 - April 2014
Portsmouth, NH
Professional Certifications
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
ACTIVE license granted by The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
August 2016 - Present (License does not expire; maintained with CPEs)