Wright became a member of the
Houston Symphony after graduating and in the following year became principal clarinetist of the
Dallas Symphony. He went on to become the principal clarinetist of the
National Symphony in
Washington D.C. and played there until joining the
Boston Symphony Orchestra in the 1970–1971 season. For seven seasons, he was the principal Clarinetist of the
Casals Festival Orchestra. He performed, toured and recorded as a member of the
Marlboro Festival with
Rudolf Serkin and as a member of the Boston Symphony Chamber Players. Harold Wright was a noted chamber musician and performed with all of the country's leading string quartets, including the
Juilliard,
Guarneri,
Budapest and
Vermeer Quartets. He was a regular guest artist with the
Lincoln Center Chamber Players, the
Mostly Mozart Festival and the chamber music concerts at the
92nd Street Y in
New York City. A partial list of his recordings as a chamber musician include the
Mozart,
Brahms,
Weber and
Coleridge-Taylor Clarinet Quintets,
Schubert's
Shepherd on the Rock (with
Benita Valente and
Rudolf Serkin),
Bruch Pieces for clarinet, viola and piano, Mozart
Trio,
Schumann Fairy Tales and Fantasy Pieces, Brahms' two Sonatas for piano and clarinet (with
Harris Goldsmith) and Trio,
Beethoven Septet and Octet,
Dvořák Serenade,
Schubert Octet,
Stravinsky's ''
L'Histoire du Soldat'', Mozart Serenades in Cm and Bb (Gran Partita). As a soloist, he recorded the Mozart
Concerto with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and
Seiji Ozawa conducting. Wright taught at the
Tanglewood Music Center,
New England Conservatory and at
Boston University. == Personal life ==