Andrew Ordonez serves as the event manager for the Department of Music Performance, Education, and Composition, producing and supporting their extensive calendar of masterclasses, performances, and residencies. He is a tubist based in the greater Los Angeles area. With extensive experience as a performer, educator, and event producer, he has worked around the world, assuming roles ranging from orchestral tubist to private instructor to audio engineer in both academic and commercial settings.

A Southern California native, Andrew earned a bachelor’s in music performance from California State University Fullerton in 2019 before going on to complete his master’s at UCLA as part of the class of 2021. Outside of his professional endeavors, Andrew enjoys skating by the beach with friends, racing down mountain roads on his street luge, and unwinding with a good book in his Whittier home.