About Paul

South Milwaukee native Paul J. Beck has been active in classical music since 1998. As a music preparation professional, Paul has been affiliated with countless orchestras and festivals including The Metropolitan Opera (Assistant Librarian), New York Philharmonic (Substitute Librarian), The Juilliard School, Milwaukee Symphony (Principal Librarian), Aspen Music Festival (Head Librarian), Grand Teton Music Festival, Gateways Music Festival, Mostly Mozart Festival, among many others. As a personal librarian, Paul has been the Concert Librarian for The People's Diva Renée Fleming since 2010 and  provided music for Andrea Bocelli and the Violent Femmes. Recently, Paul has worked with Europe travel guru Rick Steves developing and administering his Symphonic Journey program. As an administrator, Paul has been General Manager of Frankly Music, Personnel Manager of the Lake Forest Symphony and Manager of Artistic Operations for the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra. As an arranger, Paul's orchestral arrangements have been performed at Frankly Music and by the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Paul resides in Brookfield, WI with his partner Jeffrey and dog Dexter.