32 Etudes B Minor Allegretto - Music

Clarinettist Sean Osborn Has Performed On Four Continents Since His Recital Debut At The Age Of Seventeen At The Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts. Appointed Over Nearly 300 Other Applicants To A Position With The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra In 1989 Mr. Osborn Was The Youngest Clarinetist In The History Of The Met. He Has Also Performed As Guest Principal Clarinet With The New York Philharmonic Pittsburgh Symphony Seattle Symphony And The American Symphony Orchestra. Touring North America Europe And Japan Mr. Osborn Has Performed Live On Numerous Radio Stations Including WNYC KUOW And KING Radio As Well As Being Presented In Recital On WHYY WIAA And Nationally On NPR's Performance Today To Name A Few. Sean Is A Top Prize Winner In Both The ARTS Competition And The International Clarinet Society Competition And In 1984 Was Named A Presidential Scholar In The Arts. He Has Also Participated Such Festivals As Marlboro Seattle Chamber Music Zagreb Biennale Pacific Rims Colorado And Aspen As Well As Recording For Sony Classics London Deutsche Grammaphon CRI And Others. A Frequent Chamber Musician Mr. Osborn Has Collaborated With Many World-Class Musicians Including James Levine Donald Weilerstein Richard Stoltzman Jeremy Denk Adam Nieman Milan Turkovic Members Of The Tokyo Colorado And St.Lawrance String Quartets And Members Of The Orchestras Of New York Philadelphia San Francisco Cleveland Los Angeles Pittsburgh And Boston To Name But A Few. Also A New Music Specialist Sean Has Presented Premiers Of Many Composers Including John Corigliano John Harbison Phillip Glass John Adams Michael Daugherty Chen Yi Jennifer Higdon And Chinary Ung. A Student Of Stanley Hasty At The Eastman School Of Music Mr. Osborn Is A Graduate Of The Curtis Institute Of Music And The Interlochen Arts Academy Where Received Its Highest Honor - The Young Artist Certificate While Studying With Dr. Frank Kowalsky. In 1999 He Received His Master's Degree From Southern Illinois University Where He Studied Clarinet With Dr. Eric Mandat And Composition With Dr. Frank Stemper. He Has Also Given Numerous Master Classes Throughout The Country Including Those At The Eastman School Of Music Rice University Florida State University And The Manhattan School Of Music. From 2006-2009 Sean Taught Clarinet And Chamber Music At The University Of Washington. Mr. Osborn Is Also A Composer And Has Written Two Symphonies An Oboe Concerto Trombone Concerto Wind Serenade Sonata For Eb Clarinet Or Violin And Piano And Duet For Bassoon And Clarinet To Name A Few. His Pieces Have Been Performed By Faculty Of The Juilliard School And Members Of The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra The New York Philharmonic The Los Angeles Philharmonic The Seattle Symphony Marlboro Music Festival And The American Saxophone Quartet To Name A Few. read less