Paul Colombo
705 Walnut Street
Honey Brook, PA 19344
(610) 273-0275
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EXPERIENCE:
Guitarist
* April 2010 - "Grease", the national tour, The Hershey Theatre, Hershey, PA
* December 2009 - New Year's Eve concert with The Reading Symphony, Reading, PA
* December 2009 - "Legally Blonde", the national tour, The Hershey Theatre, Hershey, PA
* April 2009 - featured soloist with The Pottstown Symphony, Pottstown, PA
* November 2008 - Sandy Bainum “Believe” Concert, Atlas Theatre, Washington, DC
* September 2008 - “Oklahoma”, The Fulton Opera House, Lancaster, PA
* February 2008- “Monty Python's Spamalot ”, the national tour, The Hershey Theatre, Hershey, PA
* September 2007 - “West Side Story ”, with The Lancaster Symphony, The Fulton Opera House, Lancaster, PA
* April 2007 - “The Rat Pack - Live At The Sands ”, the national tour, The Hershey Theatre, Hershey, PA
* December 2006 - “Holiday Pops ”, Peter Nero and The Philly Pops, The Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA
* October 2006 - “Broadway Showstoppers”, Peter Nero and The Philly Pops, Trenton War Memorial, Trenton, NJ and The Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA
* September 2006 - Peter Nero and The Philly Pops, Atlantic City Hilton Casino Theatre, Atlantic City, NJ
* August 2006 - “From Broadway To Hollywood”, Peter Nero and The Philly Pops, The Mann Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia, PA
* July 2006 - Philadelphia's 4th of July Celebration, Peter Nero and The Philly Pops, Independence Mall and Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA
* May 2006 - “Broadway Showstoppers”, Peter Nero and The Philly Pops, The Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA
* February 2006 - “Annie”, the national tour, The Hershey Theatre, Hershey, PA
* May 2005 - “Chicago”, the national tour, The Hershey Theatre, Hershey, PA
* November 2004 - “Thoroughly Modern Millie”, the national tour, The Merriam Theatre, Philadelphia, PA
* December 2003 - “The Full Monty”, the national tour, The Hershey Theatre, Hershey, PA
* June 2003 - “Evita” - The Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, PA
* January 2003 - “42nd Street’, the national tour, The Hershey Theatre, Hershey, PA
* November 2000 - “Barry Manilow’s Copacabana”, the national tour, The Hershey Theatre, Hershey, PA
* April 1999 - December 2001 - Guitarist/Arranger - The American Music Theatre, Lancaster, PA - playing 250 musical revue shows a year, arranging for seventeen piece orchestra
* Other shows played include "Evita", “Seussical the Musical”, “Fiddler on the Roof”, “Godspell”, "Jesus Christ Superstar" and “Barnum”
Guitar/Electric Bass Instructor
* Delaware County Community College, Downingtown, PA (September 2009 - Present) - developed and taught first guitar classes offered at the school
* Bishop Shanahan High School, Downingtown, PA (September 1994 - Present)
* Music and Arts, Exton, PA (April 2004 - Present)
* Donohue’s Music Store, Coatesville, PA (1980 - July 2001)
Past Performances/Recordings
* Taylor Hicks, Peter Nero, Clifton Davis, The Delfonics, Ron Tyson of The Temptations, Buddy Williams, Dave Bargeron, U.S. Navy, Jimmy Bruno, John Swana, Larry McKenna, Lanny Meyers, Steve Varner, PECO Jazz Fest, Berks Jazz Fest
Publications
* Feature articles and reviews in Guitar Player Magazine and Just Jazz Guitar Magazine
EDUCATION:
Master Of Music, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA Major: Jazz Studies GPA - 4.0
Bachelor Of Music, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL