Praised for her "soulful intensity," and renowned for her versatility, clarinetist Jan Halloran appears in an array of concert venues throughout New England. The Boston-based artist is Principal Clarinetist of both Boston Lyric Opera and Odyssey Opera and a member of the Grammy award winning ensemble Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP), with whom she has premiered and recorded numerous new works. She has also appeared as a guest artist with many preeminent orchestral ensembles, including the Boston Symphony and Pops, Baltimore Symphony, Boston Ballet and Boston Landmarks Orchestra.
Ms Halloran has been featured in solo recitals at the Boston Conservatory, Dartmouth College and the Claremont Center for the Arts. She made her International Clarinet Association debut with the innovative bass clarinet ensemble Improbable Beasts. As a chamber musician she is a member of the Boston Conservatory faculty woodwind quintet, has performed and toured with the Walden Chamber Players, and has appeared with such notable chamber groups as Collage New Music and the Radius Ensemble.
A devoted educator, Ms Halloran is on the faculties of the Boston Conservatory at Berklee and Dartmouth College and maintains a private clarinet studio.
Growing up outside of Pittsburgh, PA, Ms Halloran studied clarinet with Thomas Thompson. She earned her BM at the Eastman School of Music and MM at Boston University, with Michael Webster, and furthered her clarinet studies with Thomas Martin.
Ms Halloran's recordings can be found on the BMOP Sound, Capstone,Telergy, and Navona labels.