Paul Welcomer was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania. He joined the San Francisco Symphony in 1993 and currently holds the second trombone position. Mr. Welcomer studied trombone and received his B.M. from the Eastman School of Music under John Marcellus. Subsequently, he attained his M.M. degree from the New England Conservatory of Music studying with John Swallow.
Before joining the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Mr. Welcomer served as principal trombone with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra and the Air Force Band in Washington, D.C. He has also played with the Boston Symphony, Boston Pops, and the National Symphony. He is also a founding member of the Bay Brass, San Francisco's large brass ensemble and is a partner with fellow Orchestra member, Mark Lawrence in the company MarcoPaulo Publishing, which sells trombone music in stores as well as on line.
