DAVID NIETHAMER teaches clarinet and Chamber Music at the University of Richmond. He also performs with the Richmond
Chamber Players, where he was artistic Director from 1994-97. From 1979 to 2002, Niethamer was the Principal Clarinetist of the Richmond Symphony. During that tenure, he appeared thirteen times as soloist with the orchestra, most recently for the world
premiere of Allan Blank's Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra, commissioned for Niethamer with
funding from the Virginia Commission
for the Arts and the National Endowment for
the Arts. Niethamer won critical acclaim and national recognition for
the American premiere performances of Andre Casanova's Ballade for
Clarinet and String Orchestra during his first season with the orchestra. He has also performed with the National Gallery Orchestra in Washington, D.C., and with the Virginia Symphony.
Throughout his career, Niethamer has maintained a busy schedule of
chamber music, recitals and teaching. He has performed at the Albemarle Festival
with the Monticello Trio and the Brentano Quartet, with the Kandinsky Trio, the
Composers Quartet, and the Lenox String Quartet. From 1982 until 1992, Niethamer
was the Clarinetist and Artistic Director of the Roxbury Chamber Players.
Niethamer has performed at the University of Oklahoma Clarinet Symposium, the1990 ClarinetFest International in Quebec, at the 1988
joint conference of the International Clarinet Society and ClariNetwork
International in Richmond, Virginia, and at ClarFest '86 in Towson , Maryland. He has played recitals
throughout Virginia with Richmond Symphony Music Director George Manahan. An
interest in the work of living composers has led to collaborations with Karel
Husa, Gunther Schuller, and Ned Rorem. In Virginia, Niethamer has worked closely
with Allan Blank, Judith Shatin, and Joel Suben.
Niethamer's recordings are on the Opus One, MMC, and Elan labels.
Niethamer's teaching career has included two years as Visiting Lecturer of
Clarinet and Chamber Music at Ithaca College. He has conducted Master
Classes and workshops at Oberlin College, Furman University, Tennessee Tech,
and the University of Alabama/Huntsville.
For the past 7 years, Niethamer has served on the board of Virginians for the Arts , a statewide organization encouraging funding for the Virginia Commission for the Arts.
Niethamer is married to the flutist Patricia Werrell.
They have a daughter Terren.
Web Page: http://members.aol.com/dbnclar1/ 
email: dnietham@richmond.edu
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