Lou De La Rosa

Lou De La Rosa

• AA Liberal Studies - West Valley College, 1979
• BA Music, Voice - San Jose State University, 1983
• MA Music, Choral Conducting - San Jose State University, 1990

The happily married father of three daughters, Lou De La Rosa has taught music in San Jose for 20 years, twelve of which were at Abraham Lincoln High School, an Academic, Visual & Performing Arts Magnet, where he was the Music and Performing Arts Department Chair. Over the past several years, the school and department have received numerous awards of excellence, including the National Blue Ribbon School with Special Recognition in the Arts, California Distinguished School, and Grammy Signature School Awards. Mr. De La Rosa taught three choirs and Advanced Placement Music Theory, and as one of five music teachers on staff, saw enrollment in music nearly triple during his tenure at Lincoln. Outside of school, he has served eight years on the CMEA Bay Section Board of Directors, organized honor choirs for California ACDA, and is a vocal music adjudicator for CMEA. His choirs regularly received first-place awards at music festivals and competitions.



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			Lou De La Rosa • AA Liberal Studies - West Valley College, 1979 • BA Music, Voice - San Jose State University, 1983 • MA Music, Choral Conducting - San Jose State University, 1990 The happily married father of three daughters, Lou De La Rosa has taught music in San Jose for 20 years, twelve of which were at Abraham Lincoln High School, an Academic, Visual & Performing Arts Magnet, where he was the Music and Performing Arts Department Chair. Over the past several years, the school and department have received numerous awards of excellence, including the National Blue Ribbon School with Special Recognition in the Arts, California Distinguished School, and Grammy Signature School Awards. Mr. De La Rosa taught three choirs and Advanced Placement Music Theory, and as one of five music teachers on staff, saw enrollment in music nearly triple during his tenure at Lincoln. Outside of school, he has served eight years on the CMEA Bay Section Board of Directors, organized honor choirs for California ACDA, and is a vocal music adjudicator for CMEA. His choirs regularly received first-place awards at music festivals and competitions. .