Clarinet with James P.

James is an avid performer and educator in the SF Bay Area. In 2019 he was appointed to the second/bass clarinet chair of Opera San Jose. During the summer, He is Principal Clarinet of the Utah Festival of Opera and Musical Theater. James has also performed with Modesto Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Silicon Valley, West Bay Opera, Townsend Opera, Fresno Grand Opera, Symphony Napa Valley, Sphinx Symphony, Berkeley Symphony Orchestra, Monterey County Symphony and many other Bay Area Ensembles James has taught clarinet at CSU Stanislaus and UC Santa Cruz, and now maintains a full private studio. James received his Bachelor of Music and Artist Diploma from the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati. His primary teachers were Richie Hawley, Carmine Campione, Scott Andrews and Naomi Drucker.</p>