Trombone, Brass Choir

Paul Welcomer was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania. He joined the San Francisco Symphony in 1993 and currently holds the second trombone position. Welcomer studied trombone and received a B.M. from the Eastman School of Music under John Marcellus. Subsequently he attained an M.M. from the New England Conservatory, studying with John Swallow. Before joining the San Francisco Symphony, 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, the Boston Pops and the National Symphony. A founding member of the Bay Brass, San Francisco's large brass ensemble, Welcomer is also a partner with fellow symphony member Mark Lawrence in the company MarcoPaulo Publishing, which sells trombone music in stores and online.

Paul Welcomer can be contacted at 415.503.6200 x6601 or paulwelcomer@comcast.net.