Paul De Castro

Lecturer
Department: Ethnomusicology
445 Charles E. Young East
2686 Schoenberg Music Building
Los Angeles, CA 90095
orquestadengue@gmail.com
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Keywords: Latin America, Cuba

Paul De Castro is a pianist, suona player, composer, arranger, and producer. De Castro started his musical studies at age five. His initial interest in music led him to start piano studies and vocal performance in Lima, Peru. These activities led to his acceptance into the Conservatorio Nacional de Música, pre-college studies. Immigrating to the USA at age twenty to continue his musical studies, he earned a D.M.A. in Music Composition from the University of Texas at Austin.

In his capacity of lecturer/performer, he has visited many countries such as Australia, Canada, Taiwan, China, Malaysia, Spain, Romania, Hungary, and Cuba.