Burt Hara has been Principal Clarinetist with the Minnesota Orchestra since 1987. Hara holds a Bachelor's degree from the Curtis Institute of Music. As a guest lecturer and clinician, he has presented master classes at the Curtis Institute of Music, Duquesne University, East Carolina University, Grand Teton Orchestral Training Seminar, Minnesota Youth Symphonies, New World Symphony, Northwestern University, Oklahoma Clarinet Symposium, University of Alabama, University of Missouri - Kansas City, University of Southern California, West Coast Clarinet Symposium, and Yale University, among others. His professional experience also includes Principal Clarinetist of the Philadelphia Orchestra and Alabama Symphony Orchestra. As a college teacher, Hara has held positions at the University of Alabama and the University of Montevallo, in addition to being a clarinet instructor at the University of Minnesota.
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