Christian Paarup is a San Francisco-based trombonist and teacher. In the United States, Christian has performed with the San Francisco Symphony, Dallas Symphony, Utah Symphony, Houston Symphony, Fort Worth Symphony, and Hawai’i Symphony. During the ‘21-’22 season, Christian was a contract member of the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra where the orchestra performed for in-person audiences, video broadcast to the public, and recorded two label-produced albums. Christian is an avid chamber musician having founded Fort Worth Brass and performed with dozens of brass ensemble throughout his career.

As a passionate teacher, Mr. Paarup has worked with students of all ages. Prior to moving to San Francisco, he served on the trombone faculty at Dallas College and Baylor University. As a private instructor, he continues to work with some of the most promising young trombonists. Several of his students have won positions in the competitive Texas All-State Bands and earned scholarships at leading music colleges. As the founder and director of the Trombone Choir of North Texas, Mr. Paarup enjoys stoking the passion for beautiful sound and fostering a discipline of hard work in students of all ages. Mr. Paarup has also appeared as guest faculty at the Mountain Light Music Festival and as a featured artist at the University of Florida International Brass Festival.

In addition to playing and teaching, Christian frequently composes, arranges, edits, and publishes new works for brass for his company, Paarup Music Editions. PME publications have been performed all over the world, including at the International Trombone Festival and the American Trombone Workshop.

Christian earned his degrees in trombone performance from Baylor University (BM) where he graduated magna cum laude and the Manhattan School of Music (MM) in New York City. His primary teachers are Dennis Bubert, Brent Phillips, and David Finlayson. Christian is continuing his education by presently pursuing a Master’s of Science Degree in Sport & Performance Psychology from University of Western States. 

Christian enjoys exploring the Bay Area and the world with his wife, Tori, and their big-personality yorkie, Frodo.