School of Music - Bradley A. Wong
Bradley A. Wong (1983)
Clarinet
B.M. Michigan
M.M. Michigan
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Title: Lowdown (MP3) by Richard Adams |
He is a professor in the School of Music at Western Michigan University. In addition to teaching clarinet and performing with the Western Wind Quintet, he has also served as Chair of the Woodwind Area. He has received awards in recognition of both his teaching and service to the university, including the College of Fine Arts Outstanding Service Award. In addition to holding teaching positions in major universities, his students have been finalists in national and international competitions, and have been awarded positions in music festivals in this country as well as in Spain, Brazil, France, Italy and Germany. He holds a diploma from the Interlochen Arts Academy and received the Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the University of Michigan. His teachers have included David Shifrin, John Mohler, and Fred Ormand.
The Clarinet describes his playing as "breathtaking...a fine, liquid tone quality." He has given solo recitals in North Carolina; Kansas; Oklahoma; throughout the Midwest; and in Canada, Spain, and the Dominican Republic. Other solo performances include appearances in Alaska, Georgia, Maryland, New York, and Texas, China and Mexico. He has presented chamber music recitals in Italy, and in many prestigious venues in the U.S., including Carnegie Hall and Symphony Space in New York, and the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. As a member of the contemporary chamber ensemble Opus 21, winner of the 2006 CMA/ASCAP Adventurous Programming Award, he performs regularly in New York and Michigan, with recent concerts receiving critical acclaim in the New York Times and the Washington Post. He has performed on the Fontana Summer Music Festival and the Chamber Music Festival of Saugatuck. He is the principal clarinetist with the Southwest Michigan Symphony and has given five solo performances with that orchestra. He has also played with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra, and Canary Islands International Opera Festival Orchestra.
He is an active member of the International Clarinet Association (ICA), and has performed and coordinated events at the annual conferences, and also served as the Audio Review Editor for the ICA journal. In recognition of his service to ICA, he was nominated for the office of president of the organization. He has written for Windplayer magazine and the journal of the National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors. As an adjudicator, he has judged the finals of international competitions such as the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition and the William C. Byrd Young Artist Competition.
He is a Yamaha performing artist. He also serves as a clinician for SmartMusic, the interactive accompaniment software program.
Email: bradley.wong@wmich.edu