Justin Stanley is an Atlanta-based clarinetist and educator who has performed across the United States at venues including the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, Chicago’s Symphony Center, Cleveland’s Severance Hall, and Detroit’s Orchestra Hall. He is principal clarinetist of the Georgia Symphony Orchestra. In addition, he has appeared as soloist with the Woodstock Chamber Orchestra and the Vivo Sinfonietta Chamber Orchestra and has performed with orchestras including the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Opera, Greenville Symphony Orchestra, Columbus Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra of Augusta, Macon Symphony, LaGrange Symphony, Western Michigan Symphony, and the Dearborn Symphony. He has appeared at festivals including the Aspen Music Festival, the Sarasota Music Festival, The Banff Centre, and the Hot Springs Music Festival.
Justin serves on faculty at Kennesaw State University and the Atlanta Music Academy and has taught at Young Harris College, the University of North Georgia, Atlanta Metropolitan State College, the Ben Franklin Academy, the Music Conservatory of Westchester, Sacred Heart University, and Fairleigh Dickinson University. He has adjudicated competitions including the Music Teachers National Association of Georgia’s auditions in the woodwind and chamber music division and is an audio reviewer for The Clarinet journal.
He earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Clarinet Performance and a Certificate in Musicology at the University of Michigan, a Master of Music at Yale University and a Bachelor of Music in Performance and Music Education from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. His principal teachers include Daniel Gilbert, Richard Hawkins, Fred Ormand, and David Shifrin.
Please contact Justin for information about his private studio in the Atlanta metropolitan area.