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Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) - Contemporary Music Performance, University of California San Diego
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Master of Music (MM) - Applied Music, Stony Brook University
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Bachelor of Music (BM) - Music Education, Eastman School of Music
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Bachelor of Music (BM) - Applied Music, Eastman School of Music
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Minor - American Sign Language, University of Rochester
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Described as “…crisp and imaginative…” by San Francisco Classical Voice, percussionist, educator, and producer Christopher Clarino fosters collaborative relationships between composers, performers, and communities. His work spans contemporary music performance, interdisciplinary production, and arts leadership, with a particular focus on projects that bridge sound, gesture, and language.
Clarino holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of California San Diego, where he studied with Steven Schick and completed a dissertation exploring the integration of American Sign Language and percussion performance. His research and artistic practice investigate how physical gesture, visual language, and sound intersect, informing a distinctive body of interdisciplinary performance work that places gesture and embodiment at the center of musical interpretation. This focus is reflected in projects such as his performances of Karlheinz Stockhausen’s INORI for gesturing soloist and audio playback, for which he gave both the U.S. and Brazilian premieres.
As a percussionist, Clarino has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Percussive Arts Society International Convention, the Festival Internacional Cervantino, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s “Noon to Midnight” marathon, among many others. He has appeared as a soloist with ensembles including the Eastman Wind Ensemble and the USMA Concert Band at West Point, and has collaborated with organizations such as Bang On A Can, the Paul Taylor Dance Company, Monday Evening Concerts, and the Ojai Music Festival.
In addition to his performance career, Clarino regularly serves as a producer, educator, and project coordinator for contemporary music initiatives in academic and festival settings. He is featured on recordings released by New World Records, Neuma Records, and Sideband Records.
Descrito como “…preciso e imaginativo…” por San Francisco Classical Voice, el percusionista, educador y productor Christopher Clarino fomenta relaciones colaborativas entre compositores, intérpretes y comunidades. Su trabajo abarca la interpretación de música contemporánea, la producción interdisciplinaria y el liderazgo artístico, con un enfoque particular en proyectos que conectan sonido, gesto y lenguaje.
Clarino obtuvo el grado de Doctor en Artes Musicales en la University of California San Diego, donde estudió con Steven Schick y completó una disertación que explora la integración de la Lengua de Señas Americana (ASL) y la interpretación percusiva. Su investigación y práctica artística examinan cómo el gesto físico, el lenguaje visual y el sonido se intersectan, dando forma a un cuerpo distintivo de trabajo interdisciplinario que sitúa el gesto y la corporalidad en el centro de la interpretación musical. Este enfoque se refleja en proyectos como sus interpretaciones de INORI de Karlheinz Stockhausen para solista gestual y reproducción sonora, obra de la cual realizó los estrenos en Estados Unidos y Brasil.
Como percusionista, Clarino se ha presentado en el Carnegie Hall, la Convención Internacional de la Percussive Arts Society, el Festival Internacional Cervantino y el maratón “Noon to Midnight” de la Los Angeles Philharmonic, entre muchos otros. Ha participado como solista con ensambles como el Eastman Wind Ensemble y la USMA Concert Band en West Point, y ha colaborado con organizaciones como Bang On A Can, la Paul Taylor Dance Company, Monday Evening Concerts y el Ojai Music Festival.
Además de su carrera como intérprete, Clarino se desempeña regularmente como productor, educador y coordinador de proyectos en iniciativas de música contemporánea en contextos académicos y de festival. Está presente en grabaciones publicadas por New World Records, Neuma Records y Sideband Records.