Performances by clarinetist Andy Hudson have been hailed as “a treat for the listener” and praised for “an uncommon singularity of purpose, technical virtuosity, youthful vigor and a mature sensitivity." Based in the Chicago area and active nationally, Andy has performed at the International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest, the World Congress of the International Alliance for Women in Music, and the Bang on a Can Summer Marathon. He has won top honors at the MTNA National Senior Woodwind Competition, the Sewanee Summer Music Festival Concerto Competition, the MTNA Southern Chamber Music Competition, and both the Columbus State University and Northwestern University Concerto Competitions. A frequent soloist, Andy has recently performed the concerti of Weber, Gandolfi, Daugherty, and Mozart among others. Several of his performances have been broadcast on WFMT Chicago, including his 2011 performance of Scott McAllister’s “Black Dog” as soloist with the Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble.
A noted interpreter of contemporary music, Andy has premiered and commissioned dozens of works to date and was a presenter at the 2017 New Music Gathering. He has performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on their MusicNOW series, with Ensemble Dal Niente, and at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Eastman School of Music, and Constellation Chicago. An avid chamber player, Andy is clarinetist with dynamic mixed-chamber ensemble Latitude 49, and made his Carnegie Hall debut in 2017 as a member of the trio F-PLUS. He also performs regularly with The Zafa Collective, earspace, and 10th & Broadway, and has appeared with a.pe.ri.od.ic. In 2017, Andy performed across Switzerland and Germany as a member of the Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra under the baton of Matthias Pintscher.
Andy is currently a Lecturer in Music at Lake Forest College and an Instructor at Northwestern University, and each summer he joins the Artist-Faculty of the Tennessee Valley Music Festival in Huntsville, AL. Andy earned his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Northwestern University, where he also earned his Master of Music degree in 2012. He previously earned his Bachelor of Music degree from Columbus State University. His primary teachers have included Steve Cohen, J. Lawrie Bloom, and Lisa Oberlander.
Originally from Atlanta, Andy currently lives in the Chicago area with his wife Brittany and their two great kids. When he's not practicing, Andy enjoys bicycling, running, reading, playing guitar, eating local food, and acquiring obscure instruments.
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