Todd Palmer

Clarinetist Todd Palmer is a three-time Grammy nominee and has appeared as soloist, recitalist, collaborator, educator, and arranger in a variety of musical endeavors around the world. As a winner of the Young Concert Artists International Auditions and grand prize winner in the Ima Hogg Young Artist Auditions, he has collaborated with some of the world’s most renowned artists and ensembles. Todd has championed and recorded Osvaldo Golijov’s klezmer clarinet quintet, The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind, and also premiered David Bruce’s Gumboots at Carnegie Hall. His festival appearances include Spoleto USA, Music@Menlo, Marlboro, and Tanglewood, where he received the Leonard Bernstein fellowship as a student. His Broadway credits include South Pacific, The King & I, Les Misérables, My Fair Lady and Sweeney Todd, where he recently appeared with members of the cast on NPR’s Tiny Desk.