Drew Gilchrist is an emerging clarinettist based in Brisbane, Australia. His endeavours as an avid chamber musician include his appearance as a guest artist with groups such as Ensemble Q and The Southern Cross Soloists alongside ARIA winning guitarist Slava Grigoryan. He has been involved in the Brisbane Festival, the Bellingen Fine Music Festival, The Sunshine Coast Chamber Music Festival, Queensland Music Trails, Coramba Chamber Music Festival and 4MBS Marathon Concerts. He has attended a number of Australian Youth Orchestra programs. In competition he has seen plenty of success, having won the Queensland Clarinet and Saxophone Inc. Competition twice and receiving the 2020 Queensland Conservatorium Ross Peters 4mbs Chamber Music Prize with his group, Ensemble Crucible. He has performed solo at the Sydney Opera House for the ENCORE showcase to a sold-out crowd and played Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto as soloist with the New South Wales Regional Youth Orchestra. Drew is passionate about new music. He has given the world premiere of Paul Dean’s solo clarinet work 4 Moments and the Queensland premiere of his Clarinet Concerto with the Conservatorium Symphony orchestra.