Kailan Fournier moved to Halifax with his family at the start of high school. Not knowing many people and struggling to find a sense of home in a new place, he devoted his time to music and playing the clarinet. Kailan joined the NSYO in 2014, and this community became the home he was looking for. The NSYO was where his love for orchestra started, and where he decided that orchestral clarinet was the career he wanted to pursue.

He left Halifax in 2016 to pursue his undergraduate studies at The Glenn Gould School with Joaquin Valdepeñas, Principal Clarinet of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. He is now a Graduate Fellowship student at McGill University, studying with Todd Cope of the Montreal Symphony.

As a freelancer, Kailan has performed with professional orchestras such as Violons du Roy and the Hamilton Philharmonic. In 2018 and 2019, Kailan toured Europe and Canada, playing Principal Clarinet with the National Youth Orchestra of Canada.

Kailan is thrilled to be back with NSYO and spending some time in Halifax with his parents and his dog.