LOUIS ARQUES
Clarinetist, Conductor, artistic director
Born in the French Alps, Louis Arques has now been ascending musical heights in New York City for eight years. As a clarinetist, he performs solos with orchestras (B. Marsalis Blues, M. Gorecki Trio Concerto, Mozart Concerto), is a sought-after chamber music partner (Bridget Kibbey Trio, Diálogos Brazilian Duo, Quintet of the Americas) and orchestra principal (Hearbeat Opera, Radio City Rockettes Orchestra, Brooklyn Orchestra).
Believing in artistic creation, he commissions and champions new works by European and American composers.
He also performs as a saxophonist and singer, and you can hear him with Afro-Cuban and Jazz ensembles across the city.
As an artistic director and orchestral conductor, he created the Avalanche Orchestra to cross musical boundaries and foster education through music and arts. Louis Arques also co-directs the Brooklyn Orchestra and is an active artistic production consultant.
Passionate about education, he has taught clarinet at Ithaca College and saxophone at Cornell University and is on faculty at the Diller-Quaile School of Music, 92NY, and Krakauer Institute for Intensive Summer Study (KIISS).
PRESS-Testimonials
“Mr. Arques’ expressiveness when the clarinet breaks free into klezmer-esque outpourings is a joy to behold. He is a marvelous clarinetist "
“Mr. Arques is a fine and communicative speaker, sharing anecdotes on pieces and biographical information on composers.”
The New York Concert Review
Treasures of Jewish Art Music
Louis Arques (clarinet) & Milena Zhivotovskaya ( piano)
Klavierhaus, New York, NY
"I can honestly say that Louis stands out as an exceptional and naturally gifted musician with an excellent work ethic. It is an ongoing pleasure and inspiration to witness such a creative and humble artist such as Louis grow in his endeavor to unite people and communities through his art form."
David Rozenblatt
Platinum selling artist, Grammy nominee Percussionist and Composer