Patrick Graham has been a member of Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra since 2017, following his tenure in the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra. He has been heard on Canada’s national CBC Radio as well as Chicago’s WFMT Radio and Jacksonville’s WJCT Radio. As a recitalist and chamber musician, Patrick has appeared in both the United States and Canada. He has also been heard with the Naples Philharmonic, The Florida Orchestra, the Sarasota Orchestra, and Canada’s National Arts Center Orchestra. In 2012, Patrick was selected as the winner of the International Clarinet Association’s Orchestra Audition Competition.

A native of Ottawa, Canada, Patrick completed his Bachelor of Music degree at the University of Ottawa with Kimball Sykes, Principal Clarinet of the National Arts Center Orchestra. He earned his Master of Music degree at Northwestern University in Chicago under the guidance of Steve Cohen and Lawrie Bloom. For two summers, Patrick was a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center where he was awarded the Gino B. Cioffi Prize for Outstanding Woodwind Performance.

A passionate educator, Patrick serves as Adjunct Professor of Clarinet at Jacksonville University, and the University of North Florida. He also teaches privately in Jacksonville and is involved with youth orchestra coaching and the Jacksonville Symphony’s education and community outreach program. He has given many guest masterclasses (including the University of Florida, the University of Central Florida, the University of Southern Florida, and Bethune-Cookman University) and has been on faculty at Rollins College and Eastern Florida State College. Patrick is a Buffet Crampon USA Artist.