PATRICK DAVIES
clarinet
Patrick is a woodwind doubler who plays and teaches the clarinet, flute and saxophone. He Lives in London and is busy primarily in theatre pits but also works in orchestras as a clarinettist and function bands as a saxophonist.
patrickdaviesclarinet@gmail.com
(+44) 07925168838
photograph by Tom Medwell
Patrick holds the clarinet chair on the UK tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and previously worked on the 2023 production of Rebecca at the Charing Cross Theatre. Recent deputy work includes The Wizard of Oz (London Palladium), Treason (Alexandra Palace), A Midsummer Night's Dream & Hansel and Gretel (Shakespeare's Globe), as well as the UK tours of Annie, Chicago and Sister Act.
Last October took Patrick to the Beijing Music Festival to perform with the Mahler Foundation Festival Orchestra. Chamber music performances have taken him to the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, LSO St Lukes, and the Muzeum Fryderyka Chopina in Warsaw. He has also performed for broadcasts on BBC Radio 2 and Radio 3. He plays clarinet regularly with the Brixton Chamber Orchestra.
Appearances as soloist have included Stanford's Clarinet Concerto with the Innovaris Orchestra, Giacinto Scelsi's Kya with the Guildhall School's Ubu Ensemble, Weber's Second Clarinet Concerto with the Bournemouth Youth Orchestra, and Mozart's Clarinet Concerto with the Leighton Buzzard Sinfonia.
An eclectic range of other recent performances includes house music with DJs, traditional Irish and English music, and gigs with a gypsy jazz quartet.
Patrick graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama's Masters programme, where he was awarded the prestigious Concert Recital Diploma for high distinction in a final recital, and was selected for performance opportunities with the London Symphony Orchestra and Shanghai Opera House.