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Peter Dayeh is a classical clarinetist performing orchestral, chamber, and solo literature and maintains a private studio of beginning and advanced students. Mr. Dayeh is a native of San Diego, California and is a graduate of San Diego State University, holding the Bachelor of Music degree in Clarinet Performance where he studied with Dr. Marian Liebowitz.

Mr. Dayeh is active as an orchestral and chamber musician throughout San Diego. Positions include principal clarinetist of the San Diego State University symphony orchestra, principal clarinetist of the San Diego Civic Youth Orchestra, and principal clarinetist of the San Diego City Ballet orchestra, with which he has performed for ballets such as Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker,” and Adam’s “Giselle.” Chamber music experience includes Eb clarinetist of “Woodworks,” the San Diego State University clarinet choir, clarinetist of “Ebony Fourest” clarinet quartet, solo clarinetist for clarinet quintets by Mozart and Brahms, and several other collaborations.

Mr. Dayeh has performed as both clarinetist and conductor with the San Diego Symphony. He was given the opportunity to play principal clarinet in a side-by-side concert featuring select members of the Civic Youth Orchestra, and in collaboration with San Diego State University, was given the opportunity to conduct the orchestra in a 2009 Summer Pops concert. Mr. Dayeh was recently a participant in the 2009 University of San Diego Chamber Music Festival. Mr. Dayeh has also won first prize in the woodwind/brass division at the 2009 Grossmont Community Concert Association scholarship competition, as well as winning the 2009 San Diego State University Soloist Competition. In the Summer of 2008, he was given the opportunity to participate in the annual Buffet-Crampon Summer Clarinet Academy in Jacksonville, Florida. The opportunity to participate is given, by audition only, to 20 clarinetists every year. Mr. Dayeh has performed throughout San Diego County in venues such as Copley Symphony Hall, California center for performing arts in Escondido, Old Town Temecula Theater and Spreckels Theater in Downtown San Diego. In the Fall of 2010, Mr. Dayeh will begin graduate studies at Arizona State University’s Herberger Institute of the Arts to complete a Master’s degree in Clarinet Performance (2012).



Peter is coming to Phoenix, Arizona!

 This Fall, Mr. Dayeh will begin his Master's Degree in Clarinet Performance at the Herberger Institute of the Arts at Arizona State University, studying under Dr. Robert Spring! 

Previous events

  • Thursday, May 6 7:00 pm
  • SDSU Symphony Orchestra
  • San Diego State University - Smith Recital Hall: 5500 Campanile Dr., San Diego, Ca, 92182 (MAP)
  • Performing Debussy's Premiere Rhapsodie with the SDSU Symphony Orchestra.

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  • Sunday, May 2 2:00 pm
  • SDSU Wind Symphony
  • San Diego State University - Smith Recital Hall: 5500 Campanile Dr., San Diego, Ca, 92182 (MAP)
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  • Friday, March 26 7:00 pm
  • SDSU Wind Symphony
  • San Diego State University - Smith Recital Hall: 5500 Campanile Dr., San Diego, Ca, 92182 (MAP)
  • Wednesday, March 24 12:00 pm
  • SDSU Chamber Ensembles
  • San Diego State University - Smith Recital Hall: 5500 Campanile Dr., San Diego, Ca, 92182 (MAP)
  • Performing selections from Bruch's Eight Pieces for Viola, Clarinet and Piano.
    Salwa Bachar, Viola; Eun-Hee Jung, Piano.
  • Saturday, March 20 5:00 pm
  • Senior Recital
  • San Diego State University - Rhapsody Hall: 5500 Campanile Dr., San Diego, Ca, 92182 (MAP)

  • Thursday, March 18 7:00 pm
  • SDSU Symphony Orchestra
  • San Diego State University - Smith Recital Hall: 5500 Campanile Dr., San Diego, Ca, 92182 (MAP)
  • Schumann Anniversary Concert
    Works include:

    Brahms - Academic Festival Overture
    Schumann - Piano Concerto in A Minor, with soloist Dr. Karen Follingstad
    Arnold - Symphony No. 2
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  • Friday, December 11, 2009 – Sunday, December 20, 2009
  • The Nutcracker Ballet
  • Spreckels Theater: 121 Broadway, San Diego, Ca, 92101 (MAP)
  • Principal clarinetist, San Diego City Ballet.

    Showtimes are:
    Friday, 12/11, 12/18 7:30pm
    Saturday 12/12, 12/19 2pm and 7:30pm
    Sunday 12/13, 12/20 2pm

  • Tuesday, November 24, 2009 5:00 pm
  • Mozart - Quintet for Clarinet and Strings
  • San Diego State University - Rhapsody Hall: 5500 Campanile Dr., San Diego, Ca, 92182 (MAP)

  • Friday, November 6, 2009 – Sunday, November 8, 2009
  • Giselle Ballet
  • Spreckels Theater: 121 Broadway, San Diego, Ca, 92101 (MAP)
  • Principal clarinetist, San Diego City Ballet.

    Show times are:
    Friday, 11/6/09 8pm
    Saturday, 11/7/09 8pm
    Sunday, 11/8/09 2pm
  • Sunday, October 18, 2009 2:00 pm
  • Ebony Fourest Clarinet Quartet
  • La Mesa First United Methodist Church: 4690 Palm Ave, La Mesa Ca (MAP)
  • Friday, October 16, 2009 7:00 pm
  • SDSU Symphony Orchestra
  • San Diego State University - Smith Recital Hall: 5500 Campanile Dr., San Diego, Ca, 92182 (MAP)
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  • Monday, September 28, 2009 5:00 pm
  • Ebony Fourest Clarinet Quartet
  • Starbucks at SDSU Aztec Center: 5500 Campanile Dr., San Diego, Ca, 92182 (MAP)
  • Sip some coffee and relax at Starbucks with music by Ebony Fourest!
  • Monday, September 14, 2009 6:30 pm
  • Ebony Fourest Clarinet Quartet
  • North University Community Library: 8820 Judicial Drive, San Diego, Ca, 92122 (MAP)
  • Come hear our signature program, "From Vivaldi to Video Games!"
  • Saturday, August 29, 2009 8:00 pm
  • Starving Students Collective Chamber Concert
  • Emmanuel Lutheran Church: 6020 Radford Ave., North Hollywood, Ca, 91606 (MAP)
  • A night of chamber music!
    Selections include Stravinsky's Octet for Winds, Brahms' Sextet for Strings in Bb, and many more! Admission is FREE!
  • Wednesday, July 8, 2009 12:00 pm
  • USD Chamber Festival Recital
  • University of San Diego - University Center Foyer: 5998 Alcalá Park, San Diego, Ca, 92110 (MAP)
  • Performing the Brahms Clarinet Quintet at the USD Chamber Festival.
  • Saturday, June 6, 2009 3:00 pm
  • San Diego Civic Youth Orchestra
  • Copley Symphony Hall: 750 B Street, San Diego, Ca, 92101 (MAP)
  • San Diego Civic Youth Orchestra performs at Copley Symphony Hall at their year-end concert.
    Principal Clarinetist
  • Friday, May 8, 2009 7:00 pm
  • SDSU Symphony Orchestra
  • SDSU Smith Recital Hall: 5500 Campanile Dr., San Diego, Ca, 92182 (MAP)
  • Principal Clarinetist, SDSU Symphony Orchestra
  • Wednesday, May 6, 2009 12:00 pm
  • Woodworks, the SDSU Clarinet Choir
  • SDSU Smith Recital Hall: 5500 Campanile Dr., San Diego, Ca, 92182 (MAP)
  • Monday, April 27, 2009 12:00 pm
  • Divisional Recital
  • SDSU Music Building room 114: 5500 Campanile Dr., San Diego, Ca, 92182 (MAP)
  • Sunday, April 19, 2009 2:30 pm
  • Scholarship Winners' Recital
  • Ronald Reagan Community Center: 195 East Douglas Avenue, El Cajon, Ca, 92020 (MAP)
  • Monday, April 6, 2009 4:30 pm
  • Ebony Fourest
  • Starbucks at SDSU Aztec Center: 5500 Campanile Dr., San Diego, Ca, 92182 (MAP)
  • Sip on some coffee and relax at Starbucks with music by Ebony Fourest!
  • Sunday, April 5, 2009 3:00 pm
  • San Diego Civic Youth Orchestra
  • California Center for the Arts Escondido: 340 N. Escondido Blvd., Escondido, Ca, 92025 (MAP)
  • Principal Clarinetist, San Diego Civic Youth Orchestra
  • Saturday, January 31, 2009 7:30 pm
  • San Diego Symphony
  • Copley Symphony Hall: 750 B Street, San Diego, Ca, 92101 (MAP)
  • Principal clarinetist of San Diego Civic Youth Orchestra, playing Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet, Suite no. 2 with the San Diego Symphony.

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  • Sunday, January 11, 2009 7:00 pm
  • San Diego International Music and Arts Festival
  • Poway Center for the Performing Arts: 15498 Espola Rd., Poway, Ca, 92064 (MAP)
  • Principal Clarinetist with the San Diego Civic Youth Orchestra
  • Friday, December 19, 2008 – Saturday, December 20, 2008
  • The Nutcracker Ballet
  • California Center for the Arts Escondido: 340 N. Escondido Blvd., Escondido, Ca, 92025 (MAP)
  • Principal Clarinetist, West Coast Ballet Theater
    December 19 - 7:00 pm
    December 20 - 1:00 and 7:00 pm
  • Wednesday, December 10, 2008 12:00 pm
  • Woodworks Clarinet Choir and Clarinet Quartet
  • SDSU Smith Recital Hall: 5500 Campanile Dr., San Diego, Ca, 92182 (MAP)
  • Come watch Woodworks, the SDSU Clarinet Choir, and Ebony Fourest perform!
  • Sunday, December 7, 2008 2:00 pm
  • SDSU Wind Symphony
  • SDSU Smith Recital Hall: 5500 Campanile Dr., San Diego, Ca, 92182 (MAP)
  • Principal Bass Clarinetist with the SDSU Wind Symphony
  • Friday, December 5, 2008 – Sunday, December 14, 2008
  • The Nutcracker Ballet
  • Spreckels Theater: 121 Broadway, San Diego, Ca, 92101 (MAP)
  • Principal Clarinetist, San Diego City Ballet
    December 5 and 12 - 7:30 pm
    December 6 and 13 - 2:00 and 7:30 pm
    December 7 and 14 - 2:00 pm
  • Monday, November 17, 2008 4:30 pm
  • Clarinet Quartet
  • Starbucks at SDSU Aztec Center: 5500 Campanile Dr., San Diego, Ca, 92182 (MAP)
  • Sip some coffee at Starbucks with the Clarinet Quartet!
  • Sunday, October 19, 2008 7:00 pm
  • San Diego City Ballet Promo Concert
  • Corpus Christi Church: 450 Corral Canyon Rd., Bonita, Ca, 91902 (MAP)
  • San Diego City Ballet
  • Sunday, October 19, 2008 2:00 pm
  • SDSU Wind Symphony
  • SDSU Smith Recital Hall: 5500 Campanile Dr., San Diego, Ca, 92182 (MAP)
  • Friday, October 17, 2008 12:00 pm
  • Divisional Recital
  • Room 114 SDSU Music Building: 5500 Campanile Dr., San Diego, Ca, 92182 (MAP)