David Cook is the E-flat and fourth clarinetist with the Wichita Symphony Orchestra and clarinetist with Fiati Five.  In addition, he has performed with a variety of ensembles including the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, the Norman Philharmonic, the Texas Music Festival Orchestra, Ann Arbor’s Comic Opera Guild, the Detroit Symphony Civic Orchestra, and the University of Michigan Symphony Band.  David was a winner of the 2015 Oklahoma Community Orchestra Young Artist Competition, performing Weber’s second clarinet concerto with the ensemble as part of his award.  He has also received the Betty J. Hixon Saxophone/Clarinet Award and the Dora Dawson Music Award, as well as prizes in the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Young Artist Competition and the White Lake Chamber Music Festival Solo Competition.  An advocate for contemporary music, David is involved in the commissioning process for works from composers such as David Maslanka, Pierre Jalbert, and David Biedenbender.

David holds Master of Music degrees in clarinet performance and chamber music from the University of Michigan, as well as Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Music Education degrees from Central Michigan University.  He is currently pursuing the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in clarinet performance and the Master of Music degree in music theory at the University of Oklahoma, where is a Graduate Teaching Assistant in music theory.  David’s principal teachers include Dr. Suzanne Tirk, Chad Burrow, Theodore Oien, and Dr. Kennen White.