Tuesday, January 22, 2013


Paul Saunders Clarinet soloist, Artie Shaw's Concerto for Clarinet
 St Nicolas' Church, Newbury, 2nd March 2013

Paul studied at the Royal College of Music (under Michael Collins and Bob Hill). He gained the “Roger Fallows Prize for orchestral Clarinet Playing” and the “Constant and Kit Lambert” Prize for the most promising woodwind player leaving the College that year.  He was a finalist in the Royal Overseas League competition and a semi finalist in the Shell LSO competition. 
Since leaving the College he has enjoyed a varied career combining performing with teaching and he is now an established West End musician, trebling on Flute Clarinet and Saxophone. 
Previous solo work includes Solo Clarinet in Bernstein’s Prelude Fugue and Riffs (Capital Radio Jazz Festival), Mozart Clarinet Concert (City of Rochester Symphony Orchestra) and Weber’s First Concerto, (Dartford Symphony Orchestra, October 9th 2011). 
TV and studio work include LWT Parkinson, BBC Open University and BBC Can’t Sing Singers but the majority of his work is theatre based.  He has held many chairs on UK tours (including Sunset Boulevard. Kiss me Kate, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Half a Sixpence and Ain’t Misbehavin’).  West End work includes the following productions “Guys and Dolls”, Les Miserables”, “The Producers”, “Mary Poppins”, “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”, “The Full Monty” , “My Fair Lady”) 
He can currently be found working on the London production of “Wicked” playing Bb, Eb, Bass Cl and Sop Sax.  
Work outside of the musical theatre genre includes Matthew Bourne’s “Edward Scissorhands” performed at Saddlers Wells, RLPO, WNO, Chameleon Arts Orchestra and a the occasional late night cabaret at Madame Jo Jo’s.
He has recently enjoyed success as a composer and has had works published by Spartan Press. He is also a UK endorsee for Legere Reeds.

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