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In 2012, William Waite Concerto Competition co-winner Matthew Griffith wowed audiences with a virtuoso performance of Artie Shaw's jazzy "Concerto for Clarinet in B Flat."

A life-long musician, Matt has won numerous competitions and performed with world-class ensembles, including the United States Army Field Band and the "President's Own" United States Marine Band. Matt is currently a junior computer science and music double major at Yale and a member of Trumbull Residential College.

Known as the "King of the Clarinet," composer Artie Shaw (1910-2004) was born in New York City and grew up in New Haven, Connecticut. He began playing clarinet at the age of 16 and wrote this particular concerto around the age of 30 (exact date unknown).

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Produced by Julia Myers '12
Special Thanks to Toshi Shimada, Brian Robinson, Sean Maher, Jeffrey Douma, Austin Kase '11, Emmanuel Quartey '12, Scott Simpson '13, Alex Schurman '14, and Victor Wang '14

--Artie Shaw clarinet concerto used with permission by Music Sales Corporation, NY, NY.--