Calvin Falwell currently serves as Principal Clarinet with the Sigmund Romberg Orchestra and the Hollywood Concert Orchestra as well as Second Clarinet in the Naples Opera Orchestra. Summer appointments include The Blue Lake Festival Orchestra and Band.
Calvin has held positions with The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, The Bronx Symphony Orchestra, Johnstown Symphony Orchestra, Paducah Symphony Orchestra, and The American Wind Symph ony. Calvin has also appeared with the Louisville Orchestra, Lexington Philharmonic, Lancaster Symphony Orchestra, Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra, McKeesport Symphony, Wheeling Symphony Orchestra and Symphony in C (formerly Haddonfield Symphony).
In addition to his orchestral positions, Calvin has enjoyed performing as a soloist in both recital and orchestral settings. Solo appearances have included performances with the Beaver Valley Philharmonic, University of Louisville Wind Ensemble, Duquesne University Wind Symphony, and the Duquesne Contemporary Ensemble. With a strong interest in contemporary classical music, Calvin has performed numerous pieces by some of America’s most promising young composers, including the 2008 premieres of Concertos for Bass Clarinet by composers Todd Goodman and Joseph Hallman. Calvin's most recent addition to the classical contemporary world is being co-founder of Content Under Pressure (CUP). CUP is a contemporary chamber ensemble that uses traditionally classical instruments (flute, violin, viola, bass clarinet, piano, drums) to perform transcriptions of popular rock tunes.
Calvin currently serves on the Clarinet faculty of Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp and has served on the faculties of Holy Family University, Lancaster Bible College, and Pittsburgh High School for the Creative and Performing Arts. His principal teachers and mentors include Ron Samuels (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra), Tim Zavadil (Minnesota Orchestra), Dallas Tidwell (Louisville Orchestra), and Paul Demers (Philadelphia Orchestra). Both Calvin's BM and MM are in Clarinet Performance from the University of Louisville and Duquesne University respectively.
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Let me know when you're coming down. I'll take the day off. We have a great deal of catching up to do. :) How's life been treating you? Take it easy, ttyl
hi Calvin - thanks for your interest in my stuff! No works specifically for bass clarinet at the moment, but I'm working on a series of solo wind plus electronics pieces which will appear over the next couple of years...bass clarinet will be among them.
ya, sorry i haven't called you. it's just been crazy busy here. i'll give you a call soon. hope your move goes well. moving is such a pain in the neck.
Hey there haven't talked to you in FOREVER! That is awesome-Hope things are going great for you. I kinda wish I would have stayed in the music biz, but I like what I do now. I will definetely let ya know when we will be in the area again, have a great time in NYC-I want to go there so bad!
Calvin! Hey man, thanx for finding us up here on The Space. It was good talking you today. Best of luck with your upcoming endeavors and hopefully I'll find some time to write you a piece BC piece soon.
cheers, Troy FORGOTTEN NOBODY (pittsburgh, pa USA)
