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French Hornist Clark Matthews Joins Walden Chamber Players
June 23, 2011 The Walden Chamber Players is pleased to announce that french hornist Clark Matthews has accepted our invitation to join the ensemble, filling the vacancy created a few years ago by the departure of founding member Gus Sebring.
Clark Matthews began his professional studies at the North Carolina School of the Arts under horn virtuoso David Jolley, continuing at the Curtis Institute of Music under Associate principal horn player of the New York Philharmonic, Jerome Ashby. Clark enjoys a varied career of performing chamber, orchestral, and solo horn music. He has performed in many of America's renowned venues including, Carnegie Hall, Verizon Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Art Museum, Denver's Boetcher Concert hall, and many others. A firm believer in music education, Clark performed with Colorado Symphony's "Up Close and Musical" program for elementary schools in the Denver Metro area. Some of Clark's most recent musical activities have included performing as principal horn of the XII Fesival Amazonas De Opera in Manaus, Brazil, performing in the 2008 Latin Grammy's, participating as a chamber musician and soloist in the Bravo!Vail Valley music festival, and performing as a member of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra.
About Walden Chamber Players Walden Chamber Players is comprised of twelve dynamic artists in various combinations of string, piano, and wind ensembles. The wide variety of instrumental groupings possible with this ensemble allows for great versatility and eclectic programming, a hallmark of the Walden Chamber Players. Members of the ensemble are versatile chamber artists and soloists who often perform at leading festivals throughout the United States and abroad. They are also sought-after teachers and lecturers and serve on the faculty of some of the country's premier musical teaching institutions, such as the New England Conservatory of Music, University of Michigan, Boston University, Longy School of Music and the Boston Conservatory.
Founded in 1997, the Boston-based Walden Chamber Players has garnered a reputation for being one of the most exciting and versatile chamber groups performing today. Critics have hailed its performances of everything from Bach to Schoenberg, and Chamber Music America Magazine raves: "A season spent with the Walden Chamber Players is a time for discovery." The success of its performances, recordings and educational curricula has earned it a place as one of the most sought-after chamber ensembles in the United States.
For more information, visit www.waldenchamberplayers.org, email info@waldenchamberplayers.org, or call 617/744-0452.
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