Dominic Giardino

CLARINET

Historical clarinetist Dominic Giardino enjoys a varied professional life as a performer, administrator, and researcher. In recent seasons, he has performed with period-instrument orchestras such as Boston Baroque, the Washington Bach Consort, and the Pacific Baroque Orchestra. He frequently performs chamber music with the Raleigh Camerata, Three Notch’d Road: The Virginia Baroque Ensemble, and Wit’s Folly. Dominic has recorded with the Smithsonian Chamber Players, the Bach Choir of Bethlehem Orchestra, and Newberry’s Victorian Cornet Band. He is the executive director of Arizona Early Music, instructor of historical clarinets at the University of North Texas, and the historical ensembles program coordinator with George Mason University’s Green Machine Athletic Bands. Dominic is a 2016 Fulbright grantee and holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music and the Royal Conservatory of The Hague.