Sarah Beaty - Clarinet
Clarinetist Sarah Beaty has performed as a soloist, chamber and orchestral
musician throughout Europe and the USA, festival appearances have included
the Spoleto Festival (Italy), Lucerne Festival, RNCM Mendelssohnfest, Norfolk
Chamber Music Festival and Juilliard’s Focus Festival where she gave
the New York Premiere of Napyev, (for Clarinet Solo) by Alexander Aslamazov.
A native of the United Kingdom, Sarah has performed live on BBC Radio 2 and
3 and is a recipient of prestigious awards including the Yamaha Music Foundation
of Europe Woodwind Scholarship, Ian Fleming Award for Outstanding Woodwind
Playing (awarded by the Musicians Benevolent Fund), the June Alison Woodwind
Award from the Philharmonia/Martin Musical Scholarship Fund, and The Hattori
Foundation Award. As guest principal clarinet Sarah recently performed with
the Manchester Camerata, and on a tour of Ireland with the Irish Chamber Orchestra.
In 2005 Sarah graduated from The Juilliard School with a Master of Music Degree, where she studied with Charles Neidich and was a recipient of the Henderson Scholarship. Sarah previously studied at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester (UK) with John Bradbury and Lynsey Marsh. During her studies Sarah won many competitions including the school’s concerto competition which resulted in a performance of Copland’s Clarinet Concerto in March 2004, directed by Douglas Boyd. In the same month, joined on stage by duo partner Sam Armstrong, Sarah gave her recital debut at the Royal Festival Hall in London. In February 2006 the duo gave their NYC recital debut at Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall.
Sarah currently resides in New York City where she plays with the Ikarus
Chamber Players, Manhattan Mozart Players, Wet Ink Ensemble, and the Paragon
Ragtime Orchestra. Upcoming engagements in 2006 include chamber music performances
in Paris, Sheffield (UK) with Ensemble 360, the Ryedale Festival (UK) and
Spoleto (Italy) with the Aronowitz Ensemble. In February 2007 Sarah will give
her recital debut in the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester (UK).
