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Rolando Morales-Matos
Before arriving in New York City, he was Principle Percussionist with Orquesta Sinfonica de Galicia in Spain, the Guest Principle Timpanist with New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, and frequently performed with Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra and Pittsburgh Symphony as an extra percussionist. He has also toured the Caribbean, the United States, and Europe with many salsa and popular bands.
Morales-Matos is a faculty member at The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in NYC and New Jersey City University and gives clinics and master classes at many universities. He has given clinics at PASIC in 1999,2001, and 2003.
Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Morales-Matos began his musical studies at the prestigious high school for the performing arts, Escuela Libre de Música and started touring with the popular artist at the age of 15. He moved to the States and received his Bachelor’s degree in Classical Percussion Performance from Carnegie Mellon University, Master’s degree from Duquesne University, and Certificate of Professional Studies from Temple University.