About Timothy
Timothy Hanley is a clarinetist, woodwind doubler, audio engineer, and educator based in Brooklyn, NY. Originally from Houston, TX, he is an active freelance performer and teacher in the New York and New Jersey area. He is the bass clarinetist of Voyager Reed Quintet, and the clarinetist of Duo Texarkana. As an orchestral artist, he has performed with the Hudson Valley Symphony Orchestra, the New Brunswick Chamber Orchestra, the Massapequa Philharmonic Orchestra,the Mid-Atlantic Philharmonic, the Somerset Symphony Orchestra, the Light Opera of New York, the OperaMaya festival, Opera in the Ozarks, and the PRISMA Festival Orchestra.
Some other highlights of his performing career include performing in theatre productions for StageWorks Theatre Group, the Irvington Theater, and James Caldwell High School, premiering new works with the New York Composer’s Circle, performing at the ICA Clarinetfest in Denver and Dublin, and touring a wind quintet across Sardinia as a part of the Tra Mare, Stelle e Magia Festival. He appeared as a soloist with the Boston Conservatory Conductor’s Orchestra in 2019. Timothy was awarded Young Artist of the Year at the 2017 Zodiac Music Festival in Côte d’Azur, France.
Timothy holds a B.M. from the University of Houston, and a M.M. at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee. He is currently finishing his dissertation after completing DMA coursework at Rutgers University. His principal teachers are Mark Dover, Jessica Phillips, YaoGuang Zhai, Michael Norsworthy, and Randall Griffin.
Timothy volunteers on the administrative team for Through the Staff, an organization dedicated to breaking down the systemic barriers in the music education field that block young musicians from accessing musical resources. He also teaches privately in New York and New Jersey, and records concerts in the American Northeast.
Timothy plays the Royal Global Firebird Bass Clarinet.