David McClune is Professor of Clarinet and Director of Bands at Union University in Jackson, TN. He is second and Eb clarinet with the Jackson Symphony Orchestra, and subs with the Memphis Symphony, Nashville Symphony and Paducah Symphony.  As a woodwind doubler he performs for the touring Broadway musicals at the Orpheum Theater in Memphis. McClune has a Doctor of Music in Clarinet Performance from Florida State University, Master of Music in Woodwind Performance from Bowling Green State University and Bachelors in Music Education from Westminster College. His principal clarinet teachers were Frank Kowalsky, Edward Marks, Robert Fitzer Sr., Alfred Zetzer, and Richard Yeager.

McClune has refaced mouthpieces since the early 1980's. In the early 1990s he became serious and studied refacing with Wil Grizzle in Atlanta (who had studied with the late Glen Johnston in Hollywood). In 2002 McClune spent time with Robert Scott in Michigan who shared some of his subtle facing techniques. In addition he has spent time with players who have shared their experiences with the late Everett Matson.