As temperatures rise and days grow longer, Orange hosts a celebration of the natural world from the artist’s point of view. Careful observation, skilled application of line and color, innovative use of materials, whimsical interpretation will all be on display. Guests of the gallery will depart with a deeper appreciation for the beauty and fragility of our flora and fauna.

Griffin Woodard is a composer, bass clarinetist, and bandleader who believes in the transformative power of music.As an instrumentalist, Woodard’s primary focus is playing the bass clarinet in a jazz context.

He has dedicated years of study to acquiring an in-depth understanding of the rich historical lineage of jazz clarinetists and bass clarinetists from Johnny Dodds to Eric Dolphy. He hopes to honor the profound contributions of the masters by pushing his instrument to new frontiers of personal expression.

Woodard’s compositions have been performed by a variety of esteemed ensembles and soloists, including the Historic Deer Head Inn, New England Conservatory Jazz Composers’ Workshop Orchestra, the Bach Festival Orchestra of Bethlehem, the Allentown Symphony Orchestra, concert pianist Michelle Cann, and organist Stephen Williams.

In 2022, Woodard was awarded the ASCAP Foundation Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award for his piece, “Kyrie”.