Danielle Ondarza is a freelance player in the Los Angeles area. As an orchestral player, she has played in the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Riverside, California and Fresno Philharmonics, the Santa Barbara, Symphony Silicon Valley (formerly the San Jose Symphony), Santa Monica, San Bernadino, Redlands and Monterey Symphonies, and with Mladi, Los Angeles conductorless chamber orchestra. Other credits include albums for Mary J. Blige, Barry Manilow, All-American Rejects, Yellowcard, Pat Monahan, and Terence Howard and live appearances with Andrea Bocelli, Natalie Cole,_Frank Sinatra Jr., Lenny Kravitz, Alicia Keyes, Queen Latifah, Kanye West, and Juan Gabriel. She has been seen on the MTV Video Music Awards, the American Music Awards, the Jimmy Kimmel Show, and Fox's hit show "Glee." Dedicated to performing contemporary and crossover works, Danielle also performs with Ensemble Green, the DaKah Hip Hop Orchestra, Elivs Schoenberg's Orchestra Surreal, Build an Ark, the Los Angeles Brass Ensemble, and Orion Winds.

A dedicated teacher, Danielle is currently a faculty member at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, the Oakwood School, and the annual Colburn School Horn Camp. She also gives annual brass_Master Classes at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music.