Praised for his “fearless” performances with an “irrepressible musicality”, clarinetist Andy Hudson has appeared widely across North America, Europe, and Africa in solo, chamber, and orchestral settings. He has recently performed with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the North Carolina Symphony, the Sarasota Orchestra, and the Charlotte Symphony, and was appointed Bass/3rd Clarinetist of the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra in 2020. “Truly a performer for the moment", Andy has premiered 150+ works to date and has performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on their MusicNOW series; he is currently Artistic Director with the international sextet Latitude 49 and clarinetist with Miami’s Nu Deco Ensemble. He has recorded widely for labels such as Sony Masterworks, Naxos, and New Amsterdam, and he is the co-author of two contemporary pedagogy books with composer Roger Zare for Conway Publications. Andy has given masterclasses at many of the world’s great centers for musical study, and is currently Associate Professor of Clarinet at the Lawrence University Conservatory of Music in Appleton, WI.