Smithtown Musician Sandy Tepper To Play Clarinet At Carnegie Hall

By Maureen Rossi

Sandy TepperSandy Tepper lives and works in Smithtown, the talented clarinetist is about to perform on one of the most renown stages – the famed Carnegie Hall.  “Performing at Carnegie Hall has been a dream of mine since I was a kid; this is not only a debut recital, but it’s a way to present myself on the biggest stage of the world,” he explained.   

On October 27^th at 2:00 p.m. the nationally accomplished clarinetist will be performing works by iconic musical masters such as Carl Maria von Weber, Max Reger, Johannes Brahms ad Karel Husa.  Sandy will be joined onstage by pianist Claudine Hickman, cellist Suzanne Mueller and violist Gregory K. Williams.  “I’m very proud to stand alongside these incredible musicians and join the ranks of those that have had the privilege to play on this stage,” said Tepper.  

The twenty-eight year old graduated from Smithtown High School in 2003 and had the quintessential Smithtown upbringing; there was soccer with the Smithtown Kickers and little league baseball.    He received his Bachelor of Music in Music Performance at the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam and his Mater of Music from the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston. 

Tepper says his biggest fans will be in the audience on Sunday.  “My mother and father have been my biggest supporters over the years,” he said.     He is hopeful this concert will be the gateway to his future in music, be it teaching at a college, playing in an orchestra or performing in recitals all over the world.   “That’s where I’ve always felt I’m supposed to be”, he ended.  

Tepper has also appeared with the Philadelphia Orchestra.