Amanda Walker

Clarinet
Amanda Walker

Amanda Walker

International clarinetist Amanda Walker studied with British legend Thea King at  the Royal College of Music, famed clarinetist Gary Gray at UCLA and the revered  Yehuda Gilad at USC. Amanda freelances with many orchestras in Los Angeles,  including the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and  the Los Angeles Music Center Opera Orchestra. As a Chamber Musician she has  participated on various series including Camerata Pacifica, the Getty Summer  Series and Greystone Mansion. Appearing on the Tonight Show with the four  Tenors, “Il Divo” was a career highlight for Amanda. Other TV credits include the  series, “Legends of Chima” and visa commercials with the voice of Morgan  Freeman.  

Ms Walker’s playing has been described as “a virtuoso technique which provided  moments of unforgettable illumination”.  

Amanda has recorded for over forty films such as, Pirates of the  Caribbean, Castaway, Peter Pan, Team America, Gattaca, South Park, City Slickers  II, Atlantis,What Women Want, and America’s Sweethearts to name a few.  

As a teacher Amanda is very in demand. Currently on the faculty of UC Irvine  celebrating twenty years, former students are studying at Northwestern, UCLA,  Cincinnati and Minnesota Conservatories, Princeton and Stanford to name a few.  During the summer Amanda coaches at the prestigious Idyllwild School for the  Arts. She resides in Santa Monica with her husband Randy and is very proud to be  Mum to their son, London.