Andrew Doyle
Andrew’s musical journey began with the violin from age 4 and the clarinet at age 8. He is a graduate of
the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and has studied with prominent clarinetists worldwide. Andrew
has held long-term performing positions as Principal Clarinet of The Metropolitan Orchestra and Clarinet
Section Leader of the Royal Australian Navy Band. He has performed with all of Australia’s major period
instrument ensembles, toured and performed with Opera Australia, appears regularly with the Sydney
Philharmonia Orchestra and regularly performs and records chamber music and videogame and movie
soundtracks. He is a casual lecturer in Historical Clarinets at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
Andrew appears regularly as a concerto soloist, and has performed live on ABC Classic FM (Elena Kats-
Chernin’s Ornamental Air for basset clarinet and orchestra with TMO) and to sold-out concert halls
including City Recital Angel Place, Sydney Town Hall and ABC Sydney’s Eugene Goossens Hall. He also featured in performing and recording Black Dog Rhapsody for Clarinet and Band with the Royal Australian Navy Band. Andrew is a Churchill Fellow and makes historical clarinets and modern clarinet barrels from Australian timbers.
He is currently Principal Clarinet of the Metropolitan Orchestra and has been playing with the orchestra since its inception.