Paul De La Rosa

• Music performance
• Educator
• Freelance

Paul De La Rosa is a freelance musician and educator in Southern California. A native of Long Beach, Paul attended the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music, receiving his bachelor’s degree in music performance. He will be graduating from California State University Fullerton with a master’s in music performance. Paul has a passion for music education.

He has spent a decade building and cultivating music programs throughout Southern California in districts such as ABC Unified and the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. He has taught all levels from transitional kindergarten to university. As a freelance musician, Paul has performed in venues like Carnegie Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, and the Seoul Performing Arts Center in South Korea.

Currently, Paul is the associate principal trombone for the Taneycomo Festival Orchestra and will be performing with the San Gabriel Symphony in the spring. De La Rosa loves collaborating on new projects. Recently he performed with the Mina Choi Big Band and Julie Morimoto's album entitled "Start of Something Beautiful: Mix tape vo. 1". Catch Paul on PEacock performing on the television show, "The Simple Life: Encore".