
Kenneth John Grant
Mr. Grant is principal clarinet of the Rochester Philharmonic and artist
faculty at the Eastman School of Music. He is an active soloist and chamber musician
as well. His teachers have been Stanley Hasty and James Pyne. Ken performs on
Buffet R-13 clarinets, a Pyne model Pk mouthpiece, Olivieri or
Vandoren V12 reeds and a Bay or Peterson-Pyne hand woven
ligature.
A family man with three children, Ken enjoys Adirondacks
hiking, swimming and running. His wife Laurel, a violist with the
Rochester Orchestra, has high praise for Ken's spaghetti with clam sauce and
his 50 clove garlic meatloaf.