Daniel Williams | Clarinet

Principal Teachers

Kai-Yun Lu

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Boston Pops

Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, Principal Clarinet

Boston University Faculty

New England Conservatory Faculty

Michael Sussman

UMass Amherst, Professor of Clarinet

Springfield Symphony, Principal Clarinet

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Principal Clarinet

Larry Besserer

Jazz Clarinetist

Influential Teachers

Steven Jackson

Richard Sanders

Performance Groups

Manchester Symphony Orchestra & Chorale

Principal Clarinet, 2024 - Present

Nutcracker Ballet, Principal Clarinet, Winter 2023

Second Clarinet, 2022 - 2023

Gazebo Band, First Clarinet, Summer 2022

Torrington Symphony Orchestra

Principal Clarinet, Summer 2023 - Present

Concerto Soloist, 2024: Concerto for Clarinet, Viola & Orchestra Op. 88 by Max Bruch

Second Clarinet, Spring / Summer 2022

Salem Covenant Church

Musical Artist, Winter 2021 - Present

Past Groups

The Frederick Gunn School

Music Faculty Performers

Fall 2022 - Summer 2023

Capital Symphonic Winds (The Hartt School of Music)

Principal Second Clarinet

Concerto Competition 2023 Candidate: Première Rhapsody by Claude Debussy

Fall 2022 - Spring 2023

Cheshire Symphony Orchestra

Family Holiday Concert, Clarinet

Fall 2022

Northwest Connecticut Band

Annual Goshen, CT Fair

Fall 2022

Farmington Valley Band

Summer 2022

Solo Performances

Salem Covenant Church

Classical French Repertoire

Private Event

Lenten Service

Christmas Concert

Mozart Recital

Solo Clarinet Recital

The Washington Montessori School

Italian Music Residency

The Frederick Gunn School

Winter Concert Faculty Performance 2021

Classical Music Recital, with Pianist Susan Anthony-Klein

The Leroy Anderson Center

New Year's Concert: Clarinet Recital

Waltham Church

Church of the Redeemer

Emmanuel Covenant Church

Monadnock Covenant Church

Bezanson Recital Hall, UMass Amherst

Senior Recital

Junior Recital

Tuesday Morning Recitals

Solo Repertoire Performed

Fantasy for Clarinet - Arnold

Sonatina, Op. 29 - Arnold

Adagio for Clarinet and Strings - Baermann

Aria - Bozza

Trio in A minor, Op. 114 - Brahms

Quintet in B minor, Op. 115 - Brahms

Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 120 - Brahms

Sonata No. 2 in Eb major, Op. 120 - Brahms

Arlequin - Cahuzac

Variations sur un air du Pays d'Oc - Cahuzac

Andante et Allegro - Chausson

Première Rhapsody - Debussy

Study for Clarinet - Donizetti

Five Bagatelles - Finzi

Sonata - Hindemith

Sonatina - Horovitz

Fantaisie Caprice, Op. 118 - Lefebvre

Sonatina, H. 356 - Martinů

Meditation from 'Thaïs’ - Massenet

Solo de Concours - Messager

Abyss of the Birds - Messaien

Duo Concertant, Op. 351 - Milhaud

Quintet in A major, K. 581 - Mozart

Concerto in A major, K. 622 - Mozart

Duo - Muczynski

Time Pieces, Op. 43 - Muczynski

Rhapsody - Osborn

Canzonetta, Op. 19 - Pierne

Sonata, FP 184 - Poulenc

For An Actor: Monologue for Clarinet - Ran

Sonata, Op. 167 - Saint-Saëns

Tarantella in A minor, Op. 6 - Saint-Saëns

Shepherd on the Rock - Schubert

Fantasiestücke, Op.73 - Schumann

Drei Romanzen, Op. 94 - Schumann

Concerto No. 3 - Stamitz

Chôros No. 2 - Villa-Lobos

Concertino in Eb major, Op. 26 - Weber

Grand Duo Concertant, Op. 48 - Weber

Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op.73 - Weber

Concerto No. 2 in Eb major, Op. 74 - Weber

Teaching Experience

Adjunct Music Faculty, Clarinet

The Frederick Gunn School

September 2022 - August 2023

Music Enrichment Instructor, Recorder

The Washington Montessori School

September 2022 - November 2022

Private Clarinet Instructor

Washington, CT and Online

January 2022 - February 2023

Clarinet Sectional Coach: Windsor and Bloomfield High School Combined Rehearsal

Capital Symphonic Winds, The Hartt School Community Division

January 2023

Guest Presenter: Introduction to the Clarinet (webcast)

The Frederick Gunn School

Fall 2020

Clarinet Pedagogy Mentor: Wind Ensemble & Symphony Orchestra - School Outreach

University of Massachusetts Amherst

September 2006 - May 2010

Education

University of New Hampshire

Master of Science in Accounting (MSA)

Lai Family Scholarship Award

Winner of the 2015 UNH Master of Science in Accounting “Case Competition”

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Bachelor of Music in Clarinet Performance (BMus)

Chancellor’s Talent Scholarship Award

Masterclass Participant

Imani Quintet

Jon Manasse

Group Coaching Participant

Michael Sussman - Professor of Clarinet, UMass Amherst

Steven Walt - Professor of Bassoon, UMass Amherst

Fredrick Cohen - Professor of Oboe, UMass Amherst

David Martins - Professor of Clarinet, Boston University

University Ensembles

Symphony Orchestra

Symphony Gala

Wind Ensemble

Woodwind Quintet

Avanti Plus

Chorale

Early Achievements

All State Music Festival

All State Outstanding Audition Honors - Senior Year

Principal Clarinet, Orchestra - Senior Year (1st overall)

Principal Clarinet, Band - Junior Year (2nd overall)

Accepted all four years

All State Chamber Festival 

Clarinet, Woodwind Quintet - Senior Year (1st overall)

Principal Clarinet, Woodwind Choir - Junior Year (2nd overall)

All New England Band Festival

Principal Clarinet - Senior Year (1st overall)

Accepted Sophomore, Junior and Senior Year

New England Music Festival (NEMFA)

Accepted Junior and Senior Year

Monadnock Valley Music Festival

Accepted Sophomore, Junior and Senior Year (1st overall)

Manchester Community Music School

Principal Clarinet, Wind Ensemble - Sophomore Year

Professional Experience

Senior Staff Accountant

Public Accounting Firm (Unnamed)

May 2023 - Present

CT

Certified Public Accountant

Self-Employed

February 2023 - April 2023

Ridgefield, CT

Senior Accountant, U.S. Finance

John Hancock Life Insurance Company (operates as Manulife globally)

May 2019 - October 2020

Boston, MA

Senior Tax Associate, Private Equity

PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

July 2015 - May 2019

Boston, MA

Tax Intern

Bearing Point Wealth Partners, Inc. (f.k.a. Mackensen & Company, Inc.)

January 2014 - April 2015

Hampton, NH

Volunteer Income Tax Preparer for IRS Assistance Program (VITA)

CASH Coalition of Southeastern NH at Rockingham Community Action

January 2013 - April 2014

Portsmouth, NH

Professional Certifications

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

ACTIVE license granted by The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

August 2016 - Present (License does not expire; maintained with CPEs)