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SUMMER FESTIVALS

Clayton enjoys attending summer festivals and has attended the following: 

• Tanglewood, Lenox, MA, Cello Fellow (Summer 2013)
• Tanglewood, Lenox, MA, Cello Fellow (Summer 2012)
• National Repertory Orchestra, Breckenridge, CO, Section Cello (Summer 2011)
• Music Academy of the West, Santa Barbara, CA (Summer 2010) 
• Meadowmount with Melissa Kraut, New York, NY (Summer 2008)
• Sewanee Summer Music Festival, Sewanee, TN (Summers 1999, 2000 and 2002)
• Cello Fest (Summers 1999 and 2000)

CHAMBER MUSIC COACHES

His chamber music coaches have included:  

• Andrew Cooperstock 
• Andrew Jennings
• Astrid Schween
• Cavani Quartet (CIM) 
• Charles Pikler (CSO)
• Daniel Silver (CSO) 
• David Gerber
• David Korevaar

• Erika Eckert   
• Ginny Weckstrom (CIM) 
• Joel Smirnoff (Julliard Quartet) 
• Lina Bahn (Corigliano Quartet)
• Mihail Jojatu (BSO)
• Norman Fischer
• Patrick Rafferty (UofL) 
• Paul York (UofL)

• Peter McHugh (UofL)
• Peter Salaff (Cleveland Quartet) 

• Samuel Rhoades (Juilliard Quartet)
• Sidney King (UofL)

• Skye Carmen
• Takács Quartet  
• Walter Schwede

MASTER CLASSES

Clayton has attended master classes instructed by:

• Alan Stepansky
• Andrés Cárdenes 
• Andrew Jennings
• Cavani Quartet
• Christopher Adkins (DSO) 
• David Geber 
• Jeff Thayer 

• Kronos Quartet
  
• Leipzig Quartet
• Mickey Katz (BSO)
• Mihail Jojatu (BSO)
• Norman Fischer
• Pansy Chang (Pink Martini) 

• Peter Salaff 
• Peter Spurbeck  
• Ralph Kirshbaum
• Sato Knudsen (BSO)
• Silver Ainomäe (CSO) 
• Takács Quartet 

JAZZ DOUBLE BASS

Clayton began studying Jazz Double Bass in 2003 with Tyrone Wheeler and has also worked with Jazz greats such as:

• David Baker   
  

• Delfeayo Marsalis  
  

• Jamey Aebersold   
  

• Rufus Reid