Jesus Morales, Cellist
Cellist Jesús Morales previously held the positions of Principal Cellist of the Orquesta Sinfonica de Puerto Rico and the Children’s String Program. An active chamber musician, Mr. Morales is cellist of the San Juan
Piano trio and the chamber group Concerto. As soloist he has been hailed “in a category above many cellists of today...inspired and captivating.” New York Concert Review; and Caribbean Business declares, “he is already talked about as a potential soloist of international stature. Jesús comes from a prominent musical family which includes Jose Mariano and Sonia Ivette, composers; Jaime, trombonist and conductor of the Central Ohio Symphony Orchestra; Rolando, percussionist and faculty member at the Curtis Institute of Music; and Ricardo, Principal Clarinetist of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Mr. Morales won prizes in the Camerata Solo Cello, the Eastern Connecticut Young Artist and the Grace Vamos Cello Competitions and has soloed with the New Mexico Symphony, the Orquesta Sinfonica de Puerto Rico, the Camerata Symphony, the Salt Lake Symphony, the National Repertory Orchestra, the Starling Chamber Orchestra, and the Festival de orquestas Sinfonica Juvenil de las Americas. He has participated in the Casals Festival in Puerto Rico, the Park City International, Banff Center for the Arts, Grand Teton Music, Kneisel Hall Chamber Music, Bowdoin, Eastern and Musica Rondena (Albuquerque) Festivals. Jesús has participated in recitals and chamber concerts in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Venezuela, St. Thomas and Puerto Rico. He holds a bachelors degree from the Cleveland Institute and has done postgraduate work at Cincinnati Conservatory. His major teachers include Ronald Crutcher, Alan Harris, Helga Winold, Yehuda Hanani and Peter Oundjian.
