Victor Battista is an instrumentalist and music educator from New York’s Hudson Valley. He has earned degrees in music education and music performance with a minor in conducting from music schools in Indiana and Texas. Victor has had the pleasure of performing concerts as a fellow with The United States Air Force Band JBAB and The Chautauqua Festival Orchestra. He has also performed as substitute clarinetist with The Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra and The Central Texas Philharmonic, and is on substitute lists with The West Point Band and The United States Air Force Band JBAB. He has been a finalist in professional auditions for The West Point Band, The “Pershing’s Own” US Army Concert Band, and in international music competitions. Victor most recently won first prize in the 2023 “World’s Best Musicians” International Music Competition.
You can find Victor’s 2023 European Music Competition clarinet performance here.