Gregory LaRosa serves as the Principal Timpanist of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and is a regular Guest Principal with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London. Traveling the world as a soloist, chamber musician, orchestral performer, Gregory has performed in many of Europe’s most prominent music festivals. He is at home in a variety of musical genres, having performed alongside popular artists like Sarah McLachlan and Darlene Love. As an in demand pedagogue, Gregory has been a guest artist at conservatories, universities and elite summer programs, such as California State University Long Beach, New York University, and Boston University Tanglewood Institute.

 

Gregory holds degrees from The Juilliard School and The Colburn School and is proudly a Scholar with the Union League of Philadelphia Legacy Foundation.