Sharon Knox Deuby enjoys a music career that is rich with variety as a performer of orchestral, band and chamber music.  She has performed with the East Texas Symphony Orchestra as Principal Clarinet since 2000 under the direction of maestros Per Brevig and Kate Tamarkin.  In addition to the ETSO, Sharon is the Associate Principal Clarinet with the Dallas Wind Symphony, a professional wind band.  She has performed with the DWS on thirteen internationally released compact discs recorded by Reference Recordings (www.dws.org).  Sharon is the Adjunct Clarinet Professor for Richland and Brookhaven Colleges and also teaches private lessons and master classes throughout the North Texas area.  Sharon performs on a freelance basis with other ensembles including Plano Symphony Orchestra, Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra and Fine Arts Chamber Players.  Her non-musical activities include training in Shorin-ryu karate (in which she holds a second degree black belt), bicycling, hiking, swimming and especially spending time and traveling with her husband, Sean, and son, Connor.