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Bharat Chandra
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Bharat Chandra performs exclusively on Yamaha Custom Series German Clarinets and D'Addario Clarinet Reeds
- Hometown:
Kansas City, MO
- Year Joined:
2001
- Education:
Bachelor of Music in Clarinet Performance, Minor in Ethics – Southern Methodist University; Master of Music – New England Conservatory of Music; Three years of post-graduate fellowship at the New World Symphony in Miami.
- Passions and Interests:
Outside of music, Bharat enjoys photography, poetry, and Frisbee with his dog. Bharat also enjoys cooking with his daughters and drinking wine with his wife. For Bharat, family time with his wife, sisters, brother-in-law, and niece, Aubrey, and nephew, Cleo is heaven on earth. He is a big fan of the Dallas Cowboys and the Kansas City Royals, and loves Jack Stack BBQ.
- Career Highlights:
Some of Bharat's fondest musical memories include:
- Being presented the Gunther Schuller Medal from the New England Conservatory in front of my father, Sharat, my teacher, Richard Stoltzman and my fellow graduates - a complete surprise
- Performing Copland's Clarinet Concerto with Michael Tilson Thomas conducting. Serving as Guest Principal Clarinet at the Sydney Opera House
- Chamber music at the Ravinia Festival and Lincoln Center
- Performing with the extraordinary musicians of the Sarasota Orchestra, the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music (Santa Cruz), and the Nordic Symphony Orchestra (Tallinn) where the musicians represent at least 12 different nations
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