Gabriel R. VelascoDirector of BandsGabriel Velasco was raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He graduated from the University of New Mexico with degrees in Trumpet Performance and Music Education. He later attended the University of Utah as a graduate Teaching Assistant with the athletic bands where he earned a Masters of Music in Trumpet Performance.
After his completion of school in Utah, Mr. Velasco moved to Los Angeles, CA where he was an active freelance musician and educator. His teaching career began in Moorpark Unified School District at Moorpark High School and Mesa Verde Middle School where he served as the Assistant Director of Instrumental Music and eventually the Director of Instrumental Music at Moorpark High School. He was then the Director of Instrumental Music at Cibola High School in Albuquerque, NM from 2020-2023 before beginning at La Cueva High School. As a performer, Mr. Velasco was a member of the Blue Knights (05-07) and Cavaliers (08-09) Drum and Bugle Corps. He was a freelance musician in Albuquerque, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles and Seattle on trumpet performing with various college, amateur, and professional groups. |