Adedeji Bailes Ogunfolu began his duties as second horn of the Pacific Symphony in September 2018. Since relocating to Southern California, he has also recorded for major studio projects in Los Angeles, most notably the recent “Lion King” live action remake. Before his varied career in L.A. and Orange County, he was a member of the San Antonio Symphony, a position he was awarded in 2014. Ogunfolu is a native of Washington D.C. He began his college education at the University of Maryland, College Park, and finished his undergraduate degree at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. He went on to complete his graduate degree at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. His major teachers include Gregory Miller, Jennifer Montone, and Adam Unsworth. He has had additional studies with Bryan Kennedy, and Denise Tryon.