Cello Chat with Host Dr. Benjamin Whitcomb and guest Ethan Clay

Ethan has been an active musician over the past 13 years. He is an Award-Winning Cellist, Music Educator, and a Multi-Instrumentalist. Additionally, he performs in classical and jazz styles on various instruments like the Piano, Bass, and Tuba/Sousaphone. He graduated from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University with a Bachelor of Music Education with a Cello concentration, having been a student in Peter Stumpf’s studio. Ethan received the Premier Young Artist Award and the Wilshire Quinn Musical Arts Scholarship while studying at Indiana University. Most recently he participated in a documentary and was in an ensemble that performed the music of Jazz artist Wes Montgomery “Wes Bound: The Genius of Wes Montgomery ” won an Emmy Award for Best Cultural Documentary. He has participated in chamber, orchestral ensembles, and ballet productions. Ethan was in the pit orchestra of the reimagined Nutcracker production in collaboration with Indiana University and the Boston Ballet in 2023. He has also been in PBS productions and jazz concerts as he is always eager to perform. Ethan has received coaching and masterclasses from elite music faculty from the Eastman School of Music, Bienen School of Music, and the Juilliard School. Ethan has performed at the Brevard Music Center, Carnegie Hall, and many universities nationwide. Ethan is most enthusiastic about uplifting communities through music, he taught middle and high school orchestra students in the Bloomington and Indianapolis, IN area. Ethan also enjoys producing under the alias “Enigmatic” and frequently creates beats and compositions in a variety of styles.