Christian Morgan is a clarinetist and SoCal native from Santa Clarita, California and graduate of the University of California-Santa Barbara. As a community member, Christian is currently principal clarinetist of the SBCC Concert Band, 2nd clarinetist of the UCSB Chamber Orchestra, an avid chamber musician in Santa Barbara chamber workshops, and the clarinetist of the local Cabeceo Quintet.
Since 2023, Christian has been working in Santa Barbara’s non-profit sector providing housing and homeless services for at-risk populations at New Beginnings Counseling Center. There he helps US military veterans and their family’s experiencing homelessness within Santa Barbara county to obtain and sustain permanent housing. Christian also works remotely as a Foster Youth Ambassador for the Child & Family Policy Institute of California. There he helps to address educational disparities for current foster youth with his lived experience for the Marin County Office of Education and Child Welfare Services.
Christian first began playing the clarinet in junior high school. In senior year of high school, he successfully auditioned and participated in the 2018 California All-State Honor Band. Christian first began taking private clarinet lessons in high school with CalArts MFA alumnus, and performance artist, Louis Coy.
While attending UCSB, Christian continued his clarinet studies with Paul Bambach, and was principal clarinetist of the wind ensemble and member of the chamber orchestra. To help pay for his college studies, Christian worked several part-time jobs supporting various underserved populations. He has worked with the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley, worked as a behavioral interventionist supporting children and adults with autism and developmental disabilities, and has worked in both long-term and acute care settings with adults with persistent and/or severe mental illness.