Campbell MacDonald
Seattle native Campbell MacDonald is Principal Clarinet of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic and a fixture at chamber music, opera, pop and orchestral music venues throughout the mid west. Campbell has appeared in numerous performances with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the Grand Rapids Symphony and prior to joining the Fort Wayne Philharmonic in September of 2004, held positions in the Ann Arbor Symphony, the Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra in Detroit and spent six summers in Mexico City, Mexico as Solo Clarinetist of La Orquésta Sinfónica de Minería. He has performed solo and chamber music recitals in New York City, Chicago, Detroit, Mexico City, Oberlin, Seattle and Grand Rapids.
In addition to his duties with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Campbell is an active chamber musician and performer of new music. He is a founding member of the International Contemporary Ensemble and has performed with the group extensively throughout the country. Campbell's recent activities with ICE include the formation of The Low Firm with fellow ICE clarinetist Joshua Rubin, a group dedicated to defending the musical rights of bass clarinetists around the world. He has made additional chamber music appearances with the Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings at the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival, with the Seattle Chamber Players at Nordstrom Recital Hall and with members of the Detroit Symphony as part of their 8 Days in June festival. Most recently Campbell was invited to become a member of the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble for their season in summer of 2008, culminating in a tour to Scotland for performances at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Campbell performed on the International Contemporary Ensemble's 2007 CD release of Huang Ruo's Chamber Concerto Cycle on the NAXOS label as well as the Detroit Chamber Winds KOCH release of Mozart's Serenade No. 10 in B-flat Major. Campbell earned a Bachelor of Music degree from Oberlin College, attended DePaul University in Chicago, and has studied privately with Larry Combs, David Weber, Lawrence McDonald, and Laura DeLuca.
