Endorsing Artists

John Warren currently serves as Associate Professor of Clarinet at Kennesaw State University, where he also teaches Chamber Music and chairs the Woodwind Division. His previous university affiliations include Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, Georgia, and the University of Nebraska at Omaha. For 15 years, he was the principal clarinetist of the Savannah Symphony Orchestra and prior to that position, the principal clarinetist of the Omaha Symphony. He served as principal clarinetist of the Des Moines Metro Opera for many summers prior to arriving in Atlanta. Mr. Warren is a member of the Atlanta Opera Orchestra and the IRIS Orchestra of Memphis, TN, and performs frequently, and has recorded with, the Atlanta Symphony. His playing can be heard on the Telarc, Naxos, Albany, and New World labels. He has performed as a soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the IRIS Orchestra, the Curtis Institute Orchestra, and the Symphonies of Savannah, Omaha, Hilton Head, and Beaufort, SC. As a recitalist and chamber musician, Mr. Warren has appeared at the Aspen Music Festival, the Evian Festival and the Highlands Chamber Music Festival. Active in the International Clarinet Association, Mr. Warren has been a featured recitalist at a number of ICA conferences and has served as coordinator for the organization’s High School Solo Competition. He has also presented at the Midwest Clinic and the Georgia Music Educators Conference. Originally, from Shreveport, Louisiana, Mr. Warren holds degrees from the University of Cincinnati College/Conservatory of Music and The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. He counts among his musical influences the teaching of Donald Montanaro, L. Thomas LeGrand, and Richard Waller. John is an endorsing artist with Legere reeds, performing on the European Signature model. He also performs on and serves as a performing artist for Yamaha clarinets and D’Addario mouthpieces.