Ricky Smith is a clarinetist who most recently completed his Advanced Music Studies Certificate in Clarinet Performance at Carnegie Mellon University. In 2017, Ricky was a winner of Pittsburgh Concert Society’s Major Artist Auditions as well as the Silberman Chamber Music Competition at Carnegie Mellon University. As an active orchestral clarinetist, Ricky has performed with the Oregon Symphony, the Portland Opera, the Oregon Ballet Theatre along with regional orchestras in Western Pennsylvania and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Festival appearances include the 2019 and 2018 Aspen Music Festival and the 2016 American Institute of Musical Studies Festival Orchestra in Graz, Austria. A strong advocate of music education, Ricky is on the clarinet faculty at George Fox University and is often leading sectionals for ensembles around the Portland area. His primary teachers include Michael Rusinek and Paul Garner. Ricky received his Master of Music in Clarinet Performance from Carnegie Mellon University and his Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Southern Methodist University. Ricky is currently based in Portland, OR.