Ricardo Morales

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Ricardo Morales
Born1972 (age 5152)
Puerto Rico
Genres Classical music
Occupation(s) Clarinetist
Instrument(s) Clarinet
Years active1990s–present
Website Online Clarinet School with Ricardo Morales

Ricardo Morales (born 1972) is a classical clarinetist of Puerto Rican descent. Since 2003, he has been the principal clarinetist of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Prior to that, he was the principal clarinetist at the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. [1] He currently serves on the faculty of Temple University.

In September, 2012, he launched the "Online Clarinet School with Ricardo Morales" as a part of the ArtistWorks Classical Campus. [2]

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