A native of Québec, Canada, David Lemelin is currently Principal Clarinetist with the Richmond Symphony. Before joining the RSO, David was most recently 2nd/Eb Clarinetist with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and previously served a 4-year fellowship with the New World Symphony in Miami Beach. David has been featured as a soloist with both the Richmond Symphony and New World Symphony. In addition, he has played with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, and the Orchestre Symphonique de Sherbrooke. He currently serves as adjunct faculty with the College of William & Mary and the University of Richmond.

David received his Master of Music from DePaul University in Chicago and his Bachelor of Music from McGill University in Montreal, both in Clarinet Performance.  His main teachers include Larry Combs, Robert Crowley, and Nathalie DeGrâce.