Oboist Julia DeRosa is the Principal Oboist of the New York City Ballet Orchestra and the second oboe/English horn of the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra. An accomplished freelancer in New York City, Julia also performs regularly with the Metropolitan Opera, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, American Symphony Orchestra, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, New York City Opera, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, and American Ballet Theater. She is a faculty member of the Mannes School of Music and The Juilliard School’s Music Advancement Program. Julia attended The Juilliard School, where she received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in the studio of Elaine Douvas, with additional instruction from Richard Dallessio, Pedro Díaz, Nathan Hughes, and Linda Strommen. Julia and her husband, Clarinetist Liam Burke, have been featured in Juilliard’s Artists and their Instruments video series for Juilliard Global Outreach. They reside on the Upper West Side with their son, David, and several pets.