Emerging young artist Kyle Glasgow is a clarinetist, teacher, and producer based in the DMV and New York City. His performances have captivated audiences throughout the United States, Belgium, France, Spain, and Austria. A people person among people people, Kyle seeks to combat loneliness, to live an exciting life filled with new and unique performance opportunities in order to connect with individuals from any background. Kyle believes that the intimacy and flexibility provided by chamber music provides greater power for communication, and he takes a particular interest in the merging of styles between modern music production and traditional performance practice. He seeks to break down classical music’s “high-brow” nature and make it more accessible. Kyle aims to pioneer the creation of cutting-edge extended techniques, and to push the boundaries of what is possible on the clarinet and for a wind quintet.

Kyle is an avid commissioner and advocate of contemporary music. He currently has six composers writing new clarinet music to be released on an album in 2024. Kyle specializes in chamber music and is a founding member and the manager of the IGNIS wind quintet, a nationally award-winning ensemble primarily focused on 21st-century and new music. First formed as the sixth resident Fellowship wind quintet at the University of Maryland, IGNIS has won awards at the Fischoff International Chamber Music Competition, the New Orleans Chamberfest, and the Manhattan International Chamber Competition. IGNIS has five ongoing commissions from notable rising composers Aidan Gold, Andrew Faulkenberry, Katharine Petkovski, Ethan Resnik, and Chris Williams. They most recently premiered Shivering, a piece featuring live electroacoustic effects written by Ancel Neely.

Kyle has a multifaceted skillset with additional expertise in instrument repair, reed making, conducting, and audio production. He most recently produced Professor Robert DiLutis’s latest album, Vignettes, featuring underplayed works by black composers. With a concentration on the Eb Clarinet, he is an experienced auxiliary clarinetist and can be heard on several reference recordings in the Naxos musical database. Kyle has performed in clinics and masterclasses around the world including for the Queen of Spain through the Princess of Asturias Foundation and as a soloist and conductor of the UMD clarinet choir at ClarinetFest in both Belgium and Austria. He teaches a private studio for all ages both near the DMV and across the East Coast. A flexible musician with skill in multiple styles, Kyle also enjoys playing in the Polka Terps polka band and the Machaya klezmer band. He holds both a B.M. and M.M. in clarinet performance from the University of Maryland School of Music. His teachers include David Drosinos, Sara Reese, Dr. D Ray McClellan, and Jo-Ann Sternberg. His primary teacher is Professor Robert DiLutis.