Paolo Marchettini is an Italian composer and clarinetist from Rome. He studied Composition, Choral Music and Choral Conducting, clarinet at the Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia in Rome and he specialized in Composition at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. He carries on an intensive activity as instrumentalist, both in chamber music ensembles and as soloist. He is currently teaching in the Theory Department at Manhattan School of Music (New York).