Amer Hasan, clarinet

Born in Chicago, Palestinian-American clarinetist Amer Hasan is an active recitalist, chamber musician, orchestral musician, and educator. Through his performances, Amer showcases his tenacity as an artist and citizen by creating an immersive and visceral concert experience. Performing and teaching classical music has led him to engage with audiences worldwide, including performances across the U.S., Latin America, Europe, East Asia, and Jordan. As a chamber musician, Amer has performed and won top prizes at the Fischoff and M-Prize chamber music competitions. His collaboration with other musicians is often centered on the creation and performance of new music. Amer was the Principal Clarinetist of the Akron Symphony Orchestra from 2019-2025, having joined the orchestra while pursuing his undergraduate degree at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. While living in Cleveland, he was also the Principal Clarinetist of the Firelands Symphony Orchestra and frequently performed as a guest musician with the Cleveland Pops Orchestra. Amer has toured internationally as a member of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, an orchestra co-founded by Edward Said and Daniel Barenboim, with performances in Europe, Asia, and New York City. A passionate educator, Amer has taught undergraduate clarinet and chamber music classes at Yale University and Oberlin College. He also served as a teaching artist for Oberlin Conservatory’s tour of Jordan and has taught at the Interlochen Arts Academy, the University of Akron, the Akron Youth Symphony, and Yale’s Music in Schools Initiative. A first-generation college graduate, Amer received his Master of Music degree from the Yale School of Music and his Bachelor of Music degree from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. He also completed a year-long fellowship in arts administration at Oberlin, assisting the conservatory deans, and is currently the Morse Post-Graduate Teaching Fellow at Yale in the 2024-2025 season. His major musical influences include David Shifrin, Richard Hawkins, Bonnie Campbell, and Kinan Azmeh.