Robert Dilutis

Robert DiLutis is the professor of clarinet at the University of Maryland, College Park, and the principal clarinetist of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra.

Mr. DiLutis previously served on the faculty at the Louisiana State University School of Music and has held positions with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, San Antonio Symphony Orchestra and the Eastman School of Music. Mr. DiLutis has served on the faculties of St. Mary's University in Texas, Nazareth College in New York and the Catholic University of America.

His recent recitals and master classes have included the University of Georgia, University of California at Northridge, University of South Carolina, Graz Conservatory and the International Clarinet Conference in Assisi, Italy and Madrid, Spain.

Born in Baltimore, MD, to a family of musicians, Mr. DiLutis studied first at the Peabody Conservatory with William Blayney and later at the Juilliard School with David Weber, principal clarinetist of the NYC Ballet.

In 1989 he made his Carnegie Hall Recital debut as the winner of the Artist International Chamber Music Competition.

As a soloist, Mr. DiLutis has performed with ensembles such as the San Antonio Symphony, Annapolis Symphony, LSU Wind Ensemble, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra. He has performed and toured with the New York Philharmonic and is currently co-director of the Clarinet Academy of America and NORCIMCA, intensive summer programs for advanced musicians in high school and college.

In addition to his performance career, Mr. DiLutis is the creator of the Reed Machine, a reed-making device used by top professionals around the world.

Mr. DiLutis was awarded a 2014 & 2018 Individual Performing Artist Grant from the Maryland State Council for the Arts. He is an artist for Buffet Crampon, Rovner, Selmer and Lohff & Pfeiffer.