James Tobin
Youth Symphony Assistant Conductor

A Charlottesville native, James Tobin has performed with the Richmond Symphony Orchestra, the Quad Cities Symphony, Ash Lawn Opera, Opera on the James, The Oratorio Society of Virginia, the Virginia Consort, and the Waynesboro Symphony Orchestra. He has performed frequently with the Albemarle Ensemble and Charlottesville Symphony at the University of Virginia. James has been featured as soloist many times in the Concerts at Cove summer chamber series. Mr. Tobin is the founding director of the Youth Orchestra of Charlottesville-Albemarle Clarinet Ensemble, and the Charlottesville Clarinet Workshop. He appears as clinician throughout Central Virginia and was the featured clarinetist at UVA-Wise Clarinet Day. James frequently collaborates with the Charlottesville Symphony Preludes program: performing and teaching in schools throughout central Virginia. Mr. Tobin performed with the Evans and Youth Orchestras from 1990-1994.