Gaby Castro
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Gaby Castro

Based in Los Angeles, Gaby Castro enjoys a multi-faceted career as a clarinetist, educator, arranger, and music producer.

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Gaby Castro

Gaby Castro is a clarinet & bass clarinet performing artist, producer, arranger, and educator based in Los Angeles and represents Buffet Crampon as a clarinet artist. She is a co-founder of the pop/electronic clarinet ensemble, Four Play Clarinet, who amassed popularity with their music video covers of songs by Major Lazer and Eurythmics, gaining a following of over 32K YouTube subscribers and over 4 million channel views. Gaby completed a Bachelor and Master of Music degree at the School of Music at Cal State University, Fullerton, where she studied with Burt Hara, Hakan Rosengren, and Margaret Worsley.

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