Assistant Conductor
Youth Strings, Simi Valley
A contrabassist, composer, and educator, Julian Perez is a native of Simi Valley and currently studies at the music department at Cal Lutheran University. Julian has held the Principal Bass position at LOYO’s Symphony Orchestra, been a member of the LOYO Virtuosi Ensemble, has held a Coaching Fellowship with LOYO, and an Artist Fellowship with the California Young Artists Symphony.
I began playing music simply due to an overwhelming sense of curiosity when I was 11 years-old. There was nothing in my life that had any association with this symphonic craft, so as soon as the opportunity became available to me through my middle school’s “beginning strings” orchestra, I joined and persisted to make the most of what performances I had. The drive to improve and bring out the rich tones of the double bass in a variety of settings/genres is what brought me to consistently increase my involvement in this field. I eventually realized that the most fulfillment I’ve experienced yet has been in the pursuit of a greater level of orchestral aptitude and professionalism.