Faculty Biography

Brian Wahrlich, Lecturer


Contact:
(585) 389-2700
clarinetz3@yahoo.com


Departmental Responsibilities:
Applied Clarinet
Woodwind Methods


Education:
Eastman School of Music, BM


Biography:
A native of Albany, New York, Brian Wahrlich is currently finishing his graduate degree at the Eastman School of Music. Recent musical engagements include regular performances with the New World Symphony under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas and with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. An avid orchestral performer, Brian has also played under such conductors as Leonard Slatkin, Michael Stern, JoAnn Falletta, Scott Yoo, Marvin Hamlisch, Jesse Levine and Timothy Muffitt. In past summers, Mr. Wahrlich has attended the Boston University Tanglewood Institute, the National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute, the Chautauqua Music Festival, the National Orchestral Institute, and the Colorado College Summer Music Festival.

In February of 2005, Brian toured with the Eastman Wind Ensemble performing at Carnegie Hall in New York City. He is also a member of the Slee Sinfonietta in Buffalo, NY. In the summer of 2006, Mr. Wahrlich was chosen along with 42 other musicians from around the world to record a CD with the famous piano duo Quattro Mani in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Bridge Records released the recording worldwide in the spring of 2007.

Mr. Wahrlich is on faculty at the Eastman School of Music (ECMS), The Hochstein School of Music & Dance and joined the Nazareth College faculty in 2007. He also coaches sectionals for the Eastman Community School New Horizons Program, and maintains a reputable private studio. In 2006, he was appointed Teaching Assistant to Mr. Jon Manasse. Brian holds a Bachelors of Music degree and the prestigious Performer’s Certificate from the Eastman School of Music. Mr. Wahrlich made his solo debut performing Maslanka’s Clarinet Concerto, Desert Roads with the Eastman Wind Ensemble in February of 2007. Additionally, Brian will play principal clarinet in the 2008 CD recording and North American tour with the Eastman Wind Ensemble and the Canadian Brass.