Adjudicators

Paul Mulligan

Instrumental Adjudicator

Paul Mulligan has had the privilege of working with such talented musicians as Pierre Boulez, Kent Nagano, James Campbell, and Measha Brueggergosman. He was an active clarinetist in the Chicago area for 4 years. As an orchestral musician, he has been a regular member of the Civic Chicago of Orchestra, a substitute for the Louisville Orchestra in Kentucky, and second clarinetist of the Richmond Symphony in Indiana. In the Chicago area, Paul performed with Ensemble Dal Neinte, the Chicago Clarinet Ensemble , and Trio 65.

Paul received his Masters degree from Indiana University in 2007 where he studied with James Campbell, and received his Bachelors degree with Robert Crowley at McGill University in Montreal. He attended the prestigious summer programs of the Chautauqua Institution in New York, and the Banff Centre in Alberta. During his studies, Paul played with The National Youth Orchestra of Canada and L'Orchestre Francophonie Canadienne as they toured Japan, Hong Kong, the Canadian Maritime provinces and Quebec.

As a soloist, Paul has performed Leonard Bernstein's Sonata with orchestra at Indiana University. He performed the Stamitz Concerto no.3 with the Courtenay Youth Music Centre Orchestra after winning their concerto competition. Paul won first place in the Prince George Symphony youth competition, as well as reaching the semi-finals in the international competitions held by the Montreal and Quebec Symphony Orchestras.

Paul has taught on faculty at the Music Institute of Chicago, and during his free time, he enjoys running and playing squash.