Clarinetist and composer from the Met Opera to the Avant-Garde

Sean Osborn has traveled the world as soloist and chamber musician, and during his eleven years with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. He has appeared as guest principal clarinet with the New York Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony, Seattle Symphony, and the American Symphony Orchestra. The press has called him "...a master" (Gramophone), "...a miracle" (Boston Globe),"...excellent" (New York Times and Seattle PI) "...extaordinary" (Fanfare), "...beautiful" (Philadelphia Inquirer, Seattle Times, L'Orfeo). With over forty concertos in his repertoire, Sean has also recorded dozens of CDs for London, Deutsche Grammophon, Sony, Albany, and others, as well as premiering works by John Adams, John Corigliano, Chen Yi, and Phillip Glass to name a few. Former faculty of the University of Washington, he has given master classes at Eastman, Rice, Manhattan, Northwestern, and many other schools. Sean is also an award-winning composer.