Frank A Ross

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Clarinetist

Professional

Freelance Clarinetist

AuroraWinds Chamber Music Group ~ founding member

Quartet Motus – Atlanta, GA ~ founding member

Weber Trio – Hartford, CT ~ founding member

Transky Quartet – Los Angeles, CA

Principal Clarinetist, Opera Western Reserve – Youngstown, OH

First Keith Stein Memorial Clarinet Clinic – Technique Lecturer

Orchestral and Chamber Music Coach

Clarinet and Music Theory Instructor

Key Notes - Music Transcriptionist

Clarinet and Music Educator – Barber School, Hartford, CT

Patent

“Mouthpiece, Barrel and Reed Table”, US Patent 7,071,399

Education

Scholarship, The Hartt School of Music, Hartford, CT

Scholarship, Thornton School of Music, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Scholarship, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ

Private Studies, Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland, OH

Clarinet Instructors

David Shifrin, Stanley Hasty, Theodore Johnson, Yahuda Gilad, Charles Russo, Anthony Fontana

Master Class and Chamber Group Instruction Weekly^*

Robert Marcellus

Mitchell Laurie^*

Daniel Majeske, Concertmaster, Cleveland Orchestra^*

Maurice Sharp, Principal Flutist, Cleveland Orchestra^*

John Mack, Principal Oboist, Cleveland Orchestra^*

William Appling, Conductor, Pianist^*

Achievements and Awards

Awarded Scholarship to the Julliard School of Music, New York, NY

Awarded E6 Position with the "Presidents Own Band" Washington DC

Honors Convocation for High Achievement Award

Selected for Who’s Who in Music Award

Principal Clarinetist, Lincoln Park Symphony Orchestra

Principal Clarinetist, Westminster Symphony Orchestra

Principal Clarinetist, Blossom Music SME, Cleveland, OH

Selected for the American Youth Symphony, Los Angeles, CA

Youngstown Youth Symphony, Youngstown, OH

1^st Clarinet Honors, Regional and District Bands

Mr. Ross plays Buffet R13 Clarinets, personally custom-made Pyne Mouthpieces and modified Moennig Barrels, Vic Olivieri & Pilgerstorfer Reeds and a Charles Bay Rhodium Ligature

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