Dillon Acey

Woodwind Musician

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New York City, New YorkMember since November 1, 2024

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Dillon Acey is a talented and accomplished woodwind musician with a passion for excellence and artistry. His performance experience includes playing in various orchestras such as the New

England Conservatory’s Wind Ensemble and Philharmonia Orchestra, the Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra, and the Let’s Ride Brass Band. Dillon has also taken on soloist roles and has performed pieces by notable composers such as Shaw, Weber, Debussy,

and Mozart, as well as, playing in the pit orchestra of Legally Blonde, Seussical the Musical, and Urinetown. He received his Bachelor of Music from Jacksonville University in 2019,

magna cum laude, a Master's of Clarinet Performance at The New

England Conservatory in 2023. Dillon has had the privilege of being taught by renowned musicians such as Richard Stoltzman, Artie

Clifton, Sunshine Simmons, and William Goldstein. His exceptional musical abilities have earned him several awards, including the New England Conservatory Wind

Ensemble Concerto Competition Winner in 2020, McClure Music Performance Award

Winner in 2019, and the Jacksonville University Division of Music’s Featured Soloist

Award in 2017, 2018, and 2019. In his free time, Dillon enjoys cooking, listening to records, and collecting rubber ducks.