Darkson Magrinelli

Brazilian clarinetist Darkson Magrinelli is the Director of Woodwinds at Western Colorado University. He was the bass clarinetist with the Greensboro Symphony for four seasons. Dr. Magrinelli was also Director of Winds/Percussion and Assistant Professor of Clarinet at Azusa Pacific University. He also taught at Fullerton College, Shaw University, and East Tennessee State University. Dr. Magrinelli has performed in the Americas, Europe, and every summer, he teaches for the Festival de Música Guaranda in Ecuador and Colombia. Recently, Dr. Magrinelli has performed at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and at the Conservatorio Superior de Música in Buenos Aires. Magrinelli holds a Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He earned his Master’s and Artist Certificate from Azusa Pacific University, and Bachelor’s from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. His main teacher are Michele Zukovsky, Kelly Burke, Diego Grendene, and Burt Hara.