Left Coast Quintet

Hi! I'm the Founder & Artistic Director of LCQ, and basically the guy who updates the websites and talks to our clients. I was born and raised in El Paso, TX, and no I didn't ride my horse to high school - nor do I have a traditional Texas accent, but I can do a really good impersonation! I came to California to study at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, and the beautiful Central Coast enthralled me with beach bonfires, mountain biking, bbq's, and a little bit of studying here and there. I had the pleasure to perform with the professional and fun symphony groups, as well as travel up and down the state to perform in festivals and at private events.

Since moving to San Diego, I've kept myself busy! Bassoonists are pretty rare, so I'm constantly asked to perform in symphony groups and with theatre stage production orchestras. I've even had the pleasure of crossing over into the pop music world while performing with Jason Mraz, Evanescense, and Lindsey Stirling.

I'm very happily married to a wonderful middle school science teacher, and you can find us with our pup and 'forever +1', Watson, on trips to OB dog beach, Fiesta Island, checking out local restaurants in our neighborhood of University Heights, hikes at Mt. Laguna, going to concerts, and plenty of bonfires and bbq's with friends. My day job revolves around running emergency management and response activities for the State of CA, as well as keeping up with the business side of the quintet.

Let me introduce you to the rest of the quintet below:

Erica is an insanely talented flute player and a very smiley, happy person. She's also a smartie pants, and achieved degrees in biology and psychology, with a minor in music performance from the University of California, San Diego. She has been a member of the La Jolla Symphony for over 20 years and has performed with various local ensembles including the San Luis Rey Chorale, Rose Canyon Harmonie, Villa Musica, and the North Coast Singers.

Thankfully she landed on becoming an expert on flute, but her early musical adventures also included piano, alto sax, and marching snare drum. In high school she added piccolo to her arsenal and joined the Marin Symphony Youth Orchestra as principal flute, and as an adult she treated herself to an alto flute. (Because who doesn’t love alto flute?)

When not playing music, Erica works as a Marketing Data Strategist for Sharp HealthCare.

RB is the jokester of the group, and comes from a family of incredible musicians. He was a full-time musician for many years, performing on the French Horn locally and at Disneyland - it's no wonder he's so happy. Having been a performer, arranger, director, and educator in the field, RB has always had music as part of his life. He has taught on the music faculty of Point Loma Nazarene University, and we are so happy to call him our horn player because honestly he is one of San Diego’s leading freelance horn players.

He graduated from Grossmont High School and attended San Diego State University as a Music Education Major, where he participated in many instrumental ensembles. He has written over 300 arrangements for brass and woodwind quintet, and can be heard on several recordings and soundtracks. Yes, he does write a lot of our musical selections, especially if it is Disney themed.

RB is multi-talented and his endeavors are not just performing, but also making other performers look amazing! This past summer marked the sixth year that RB has worked as “Score Reader” for the San Diego Symphony’s video director, which provided an opportunity to put his audio/visual experience to work with his musicianship.
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RB currently resides in Lakeside with his musical wife, two (non-musical) dogs, and a cat. When not rehearsing or performing, RB and family can be found at a Padre game or some live entertainment event.