Paul Dean
Brisbane born and bred clarinettist Paul Dean is regarded as one of Australia's foremost musicians in his multiple capacities as soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, composer and artistic director.
As Artistic Director, Paul founded and directed the Bangalow Music Festival, Southern Cross Soloists, the Tutti International Youth Music Festival in China, and the Sunwater and Stanwell Music School. He was director of Four Winds Festival in 2016. Paul was the Artistic Director of the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) from 2010 - 2015. He concluded his tenure at ANAM to take the position of Senior Lecturer of Clarinet and Head of Woodwind at the Queensland Conservatorium. Paul is also co-Artistic Director of Ensemble Q with Trish O'Brien.
Between 1987 and 2000 he was Principal Clarinet with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and has appeared as soloist with the Orchestra on over 40 occasions. Throughout the years, Paul has performed with the Australian World Orchestra, the Australian Chamber Orchestra, the Melbourne, Sydney, West Australian, The Adelaide and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestras, the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra, the Doric Quartet, the Heath Quartet, the Australian String Quartet, the Goldner String Quartet, the Flinders Quartet, the Tin Alley Quartet and many Festivals throughout world including the Oxford May Music Festival, the Huntington Music Festival, the Australian Festival of Chamber Music, and the Melbourne, Christchurch and Sydney Festivals.
Paul’s recording of the Mozart and Brahms clarinet works for the Melba label, and the clarinet music of English composer Benjamin Frankel for German label CPO have won high praise from critics around the world.
Recognised as a leading Australian composer, Paul has been commissioned to write music for the violinists Jack Liebeck and Anthony Marwood, cellists Torleif Thedeen, Trish O'Brien and Patrick Murphy, tenor Andrew Goodwin and pianist Daniel De Borah, harpist Marshall McGuire, the Brodsky and Flinders Quartets, Katie Noonan, the Melbourne Piano Trio, the Seraphim Trio, the Australian Flute Festival, the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, ANAM, the Australian Piano Quartet, Ensemble Q and more. Forthcoming commissions include a clarinet concerto for the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and a horn concerto for the Aspen Music Festival, Colorado.
www.pauldean.com.au
Brisbane born and bred clarinettist Paul Dean is regarded as one of Australia's foremost musicians in his multiple capacities as soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, composer and artistic director.
As Artistic Director, Paul founded and directed the Bangalow Music Festival, Southern Cross Soloists, the Tutti International Youth Music Festival in China, and the Sunwater and Stanwell Music School. He was director of Four Winds Festival in 2016. Paul was the Artistic Director of the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) from 2010 - 2015. He concluded his tenure at ANAM to take the position of Senior Lecturer of Clarinet and Head of Woodwind at the Queensland Conservatorium. Paul is also co-Artistic Director of Ensemble Q with Trish O'Brien.
Between 1987 and 2000 he was Principal Clarinet with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and has appeared as soloist with the Orchestra on over 40 occasions. Throughout the years, Paul has performed with the Australian World Orchestra, the Australian Chamber Orchestra, the Melbourne, Sydney, West Australian, The Adelaide and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestras, the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra, the Doric Quartet, the Heath Quartet, the Australian String Quartet, the Goldner String Quartet, the Flinders Quartet, the Tin Alley Quartet and many Festivals throughout world including the Oxford May Music Festival, the Huntington Music Festival, the Australian Festival of Chamber Music, and the Melbourne, Christchurch and Sydney Festivals.
Paul’s recording of the Mozart and Brahms clarinet works for the Melba label, and the clarinet music of English composer Benjamin Frankel for German label CPO have won high praise from critics around the world.
Recognised as a leading Australian composer, Paul has been commissioned to write music for the violinists Jack Liebeck and Anthony Marwood, cellists Torleif Thedeen, Trish O'Brien and Patrick Murphy, tenor Andrew Goodwin and pianist Daniel De Borah, harpist Marshall McGuire, the Brodsky and Flinders Quartets, Katie Noonan, the Melbourne Piano Trio, the Seraphim Trio, the Australian Flute Festival, the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, ANAM, the Australian Piano Quartet, Ensemble Q and more. Forthcoming commissions include a clarinet concerto for the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and a horn concerto for the Aspen Music Festival, Colorado.
www.pauldean.com.au