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Greg Clinton, cello

Cellist Gregory Clinton began his professional career in his hometown Milwaukee, WI, where he was a member of the Milwaukee Ballet Orchestra and solo cellist with the renowned Skylight Opera Theater. His appointment to the Omaha Symphony Orchestra came in 1983 by then-Music Director Thomas Briccetti and in the years since has served as the Orchestra’s associate principal cello and assistant music librarian. He also is the cellist of the Fontenelle String Quartet. He has held the position of acting principal cello for five different seasons and has appeared as soloist with the Orchestra on many occasions, including featured collaborations with noted vocalists Bobby McFerrin and Karrin Allyson. Beyond his activities as an orchestral musician, Gregory is both an avid chamber music performer and dedicated teacher. Performances on series such as Joslyn Art Museum’s Bagels and Bach, Vesper Concerts at Omaha’s Presbyterian Church of the Cross, and the Omaha Chamber Music Society’s Summer Concert Series have been numerous. He currently is a member of the artist-faculty at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, having taught previously at Dana College and the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. He is often engaged as an orchestral and chamber music coach, in addition to maintaining his own private studio and gigging with the Blue Moon String Quartet.

During the summer hiatus between orchestra seasons and academic years, Gregory motors to the great American West and performs as a member of the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra, a ritual he has followed since 1990. He and his wife Susanna, an art educator for the Omaha Public Schools, enjoy relaxing and recharging by hiking, kayaking, and socializing with friends from across the country.

Gregory is a graduate of the Indiana University School of Music, where he studied with Fritz Magg. He performs on a fine cello made by esteemed American maker, Carl Gustave Becker in 1937.