Ralph Skiano currently serves as Principal Clarinetist of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra after serving in the same position in the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. He has also appeared as guest principal clarinetist of the Seattle Symphony and the Cleveland Orchestra. Mr. Skiano has served on the faculties of several American colleges and conservatories, including the College of William and Mary, James Madison University, the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and Michigan State University. As a Buffet Group and Vandoren Artist, Ralph Skiano performs exclusively on Buffet Crampon clarinets and Vandoren reeds and mouthpieces.