Graeme Mutchler

Graeme, a native of Dallas, Texas, attended Wheaton College and graduated with a BM in 2006. His teachers and mentors in Chicago were Michael Mulcahy, John Schwalm and Charles Vernon. He then pursued a MM at the Juilliard School where his principle teachers were Donald Harwood and Joseph Alessi. Before joining the Lyric Opera of Chicago and Grant Park Festvial Orchestra in 2017, he was a member of the Utah Symphony from 2012-2017, the Kansas City Symphony from 2008-2012 and the Honolulu Symphony in 2007. Graeme has also performed with other orchestras such as The Cleveland Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Malaysia Philharmonic, Baltimore Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra and the Atlanta Symphony. Graeme has presented recitals and master classes at Northwestern University, University of Utah, Brigham Young University Idaho, Brigham Young University, Kansas University, University of Missouri Kansas City, Wheaton College, Baylor University, University of Texas, Texas Tech University, Texas Christian University, Temple University, Rutgers University, Duquesne University, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and the Xinghai Conservatory. Graeme is also a performing artist for the S. E. Shires Instrument Company.

On a warm day you can probably find him in the backyard smoking pork shoulder or brisket on one of his many smokers.