Kelli O’Connor

Clarinetist Kelli O’Connor enjoys a varied and vibrant career as a soloist, educator and chamber and orchestral musician. A founding member of the Chameleon Arts Ensemble of Boston and the Radiance Woodwind Quintet, Ms. O’Connor is principal clarinet of the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra, Vermont Symphony, co-principal of the Vista Philharmonic Orchestra, and appears as acting principal clarinet with the Springfield Symphony and the New Haven Symphony Orchestras. Kelli also regularly performs with the Portland Symphony, Rhode Island Philharmonic, Boston Landmarks Orchestra, Boston Philharmonic, Juno Chamber Orchestra and New Bedford Symphony. Kelli has also appeared as a guest artist for the North Country Chamber Players. She served previously as principal clarinet with the Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra and Salt Marsh Opera and was clarinet soloist on the 2004-2005 national tour of Fiddler on the Roof. As a member of the United States Coast Guard Band, she had the honor of performing at the Inauguration of President Clinton and with such eminent soloists as Placido Domingo, Martha Reeves and Lorrie Morgan. Ms. O’Connor has been featured on numerous occasions as a soloist with the Vermont Symphony, Eastern Connecticut Symphony, the U.S. Coast Guard Band, Connecticut Orchestra and the Downey Symphony Orchestra. As a member of the Chameleon Arts Ensemble, she participated in residency programs at Lee University and Northeastern University. She has also appeared as a guest artist on the chamber music festivals of Marthas Vineyard, White Mountain Music Festival, and the Hop River Chamber Music series in Andover, CT