探花族

Clarinet

Patrick Graham has been a member of 探花族 Symphony Orchestra since 2017, following his tenure in the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra. He has been heard on Canada鈥檚 national CBC Radio as well as Chicago鈥檚 WFMT Radio and 探花族鈥檚 WJCT Radio. As a recitalist and chamber musician, Patrick has appeared in both the United States and Canada. He has also been heard with the Naples Philharmonic, The Florida Orchestra, the Sarasota Orchestra, and Canada鈥檚 National Arts Center Orchestra. In 2012, Patrick was selected as the winner of the International Clarinet Association鈥檚 Orchestra Audition Competition.

A native of Ottawa, Canada, Patrick completed his Bachelor of Music degree at the University of Ottawa with Kimball Sykes, Principal Clarinet of the National Arts Center Orchestra. He earned his Master of Music degree at Northwestern University in Chicago under the guidance of Steve Cohen and Lawrie Bloom. For two summers, Patrick was a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center where he was awarded the Gino B. Cioffi Prize for Outstanding Woodwind Performance.

Patrick has given several guest masterclasses and has been on faculty at Rollins College and Eastern Florida State College. He is a Buffet Crampon USA Artist.