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Darrin Thiriot – Principal Clarinet

Darrin Thiriot began clarinet studies at age 12 and was hooked from the start. He has a BM degree in Music Education (University of Utah) and an MM degree in Clarinet Performance (Northwestern University). His teachers include Kathy Pope, Christie Lundquist, Russell Dagon, Lawrie Bloom, and Eugene Mondie. Darrin spent over a decade as a member of the Air Force Band (Washington D.C). This is his 3rd season as principal clarinet with the Fayetteville Symphony separated by 3 years where he was the Assistant Conductor of the West Point Band, NY. Darrin is an avid soccer fan and enjoys playing chamber music with his family of violinists. He maintains a clarinet chamber music Youtube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC08OWJ7flGbU7ll4uzQSygw Like, Subscribe and share clarinet nerds!

To Educate. To Entertain. To Inspire.

The Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1956 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and is a professional, regional orchestra whose mission is to educate, entertain, and inspire the citizens of the Fayetteville, North Carolina region as the leading musical resource. Praised for its artistic excellence, the Symphony leads in the cultural and educational landscape for Fayetteville and the southeastern North Carolina region.

The Fayetteville Symphony typically performs 8 concerts during any given season performing both at Methodist University and Fayetteville State University. Partnerships with other agencies include collaborative performances with Cape Fear Regional Theatre, chamber concerts at St. John’s Episcopal Church, as well as the city’s annual Independence concert with fireworks. The Symphony brings music to the schools and the community by performing educational concerts, as well as having its own Fayetteville Symphony Youth Orchestra, after school strings and summer music camps.