Masterworks Series: WTS Spotlight “Doves & Crocodiles”

Gary Lewis, Conductor
Chris Chance, Clarinet

Premiere Rhapsodie – CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Symphony No. 2 – LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

Chris Chance enjoys a varied performing career as an orchestral clarinetist, chamber musician, and concert soloist.

He has performed with orchestras across North America, including Arizona Opera, New Mexico Philharmonic, Ohio Light Opera, Columbus Indiana Philharmonic, Lubbock Symphony, and the Orquesta Sinfónica UANL of Monterrey, Mexico. Chris is currently Principal Clarinet of the West Texas Symphony, Principal Clarinet of the Missouri Symphony Orchestra, and clarinetist of the West Texas Winds woodwind quintet. In addition to live performance, he has also worked as a recording studio musician for the Hal Leonard Corporation.

Chris received a Bachelor of Music degree, a Performer Diploma, and the Performer’s Certificate from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.