Ricardo Morales (born 1972) is a classical

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of Puerto Rican descent. Since 2003, he has been the principal clarinetist of the

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. Prior to that, he was the principal clarinetist at the

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Orchestra.
The Philadelphia Orchestra. Retrieved 30 June 2012. He currently serves on the faculty of

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. In September, 2012, he launched the "Online Clarinet School with Ricardo Morales" as a part of the

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Classical Campus.

References

External links

Online Clarinet School with Ricardo Morales

Biography
at the Temple University website
Biography
at the Juilliard School website.
Biography
at Leblanc's website {{DEFAULTSORT:Morales, Ricardo 1972 births American classical clarinetists Place of birth missing (living people) Living people 21st-century clarinetists Musicians of the Philadelphia Orchestra