TUBA & EUPHONIUM STUDIO
The Florida State University College of Music combines comprehensive degree programs with leading faculty and talented ensembles, offering students the highest quality of educational settings. Within the program, the FSU Tuba and Euphonium Studio cultivates a supportive environment that challenges each student to maximize their potential thereby creating a distinct tradition of developing leaders in a variety of musical fields. The studio is comprised of students majoring in music performance, music education, music therapy, music theory, and arts administration, totaling approximately 30 undergraduate and graduate students that come to FSU from across the United States.
The FSU Tuba and Euphonium Studio maintains an active performance schedule on and off campus. Studio ensembles have been invited for performances at the 2018 and 2020 Southeast Regional Tuba Euphonium Conferences, the 2019 United States Army Band Tuba Euphonium Workshop, and the 2019 International Tuba Euphonium Conference.
Follow this link to hear our tuba/euphonium octet performance at the 2019 United States Army Band Tuba and Euphonium Workshop.
For more information about auditioning for the FSU Tuba and Euphonium Studio, visit the FSU College of Music Admissions webpage.
STUDENT SUCCESS
COMPETITIONS
2020 Leonard Falcone Festival
Brandon Smith - Semifinalist, Artist Tuba
Jonah Zimmerman - Semifinalist, Artist Euphonium
2020 International Euphonium Tuba Festival
Jonah Zimmerman - First Place Winner, Solo Artist Competition
2020 Southeast Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference (Kennesaw State University)
Anthony Borda - Finalist, Solo Tuba Young Artist Competition
Ian Graves - Finalist, Mock Tuba Audition
Brandon Smith - Finalist, Solo Tuba Artist Competition
Ryan Sorenson - Finalist, Solo Tuba Artist Competition
Austin Thornton - Finalist, Solo Euphonium Young Artist Competition
Jonah Zimmerman - Finalist, Mock Euphonium Audition
FSU Tuba/Euphonium Quartet (Ian Graves, Jordan Masone, Brandon Smith, Jonah Zimmerman) - Finalist, Chamber Music Competition
2020 Midwest Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference (University of Kentucky)
Jonah Zimmerman - Finalist, Mock Euphonium Audition; Finalist, Solo Euphonium Artist Competition
2020 United States Army Band National Collegiate Solo Competition
Jonah Zimmerman - Finalist (Euphonium)
2020 United States Army Band Tuba Euphonium Workshop Solo Tuba Competition
Brandon Smith - Finalist
2020 Online Brass Championships
Jonah Zimmerman - Best Euphonium; 9th Place Overall
2019 Leonard Falcone Festival
Ian McCollum - Semifinalist, Artist Euphonium
2019 International Tuba Euphonium Conference (University of Iowa)
Brandon Smith - First Place Winner, Arnold Jacobs Mock Tuba Audition
2018 Southeast Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference (Florida State University)
Colby Hollingsworth - Finalist, Solo Tuba Artist Competition
Ian McCollum - Second Place, Solo Euphonium Artist Competition
FSU Tuba/Euphonium Quartet (Harrison Brown, Chris Martin, Sheldon Martin, Ian McCollum) - Second Place, Chamber Music Competition
SUMMER FESTIVALS
2020
Harrison Brown - Sewanee Music Festival
Austin Thornton - Eastern Music Festival
2019
Ian Graves - Eastern Music Festival
Daniel Mentzer - Sewanee Music Festival
2018
Harrison Brown - Sewanee Music Festival
AUDITION SUCCESS
2019
Jesse McConnell - Winner, Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra Substitute Tuba Audition
Brandon Smith - Semifinalist, Louisville Orchestra Principal Tuba Audition; Finalist, The Florida Orchestra Principal Tuba Audition
Jonah Zimmerman - Semifinalist, United States Air Force Ceremonial Band Euphonium Audition
BEYOND FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
2020
Harrison Brown (BM 2020) - Accepted with scholarship to MM studies at New England Conservatory
Turner Gray (BA 2019) - Accepted with scholarship for MM studies at Northwestern University; Accepted with graduate assistantship for MM studies at Washington State University
Ian Graves (MM 2020) - Accepted with scholarship for MM studies at the University of Miami
Chris Martin (BM 2018) - Accepted with teaching fellowship for DMA studies at the University of North Texas
Sheldon Martin (BME 2019) - Appointed Assistant Director of Bands, Lake Nona High School, Orlando, FL
Spencer Oyster (BME 2020) - Appointed Director of Bands, Marathon Middle/High School, Marathon, FL
Justin Snively (BME 2020) - Appointed Director of Bands and Orchestra, Stone Magnet Middle School, Melbourne, FL
2019
Colby Hollingsworth (BME 2018) - Appointed Director of Bands, Heritage High School, Palm Bay, FL
Stephen Mayo (BME 2019) - Appointed Associate Director of Bands, Choctawhatchee High School, Fort Walton Beach, FL
Ian McCollum (DM 2019) - Appointed Lecturer of Tuba and Euphonium, University of North Carolina-Charlotte
Jonathan Sims (BME 2019) - Appointed Director of Bands and Orchestra at Hillsborough High School, Tampa, FL
2018
Elyse Frezza (BME 2018) - Appointed Music Teacher, Pride Elementary School, Deltona, FL
Chris Martin (BM 2018) - Accepted with scholarship for MM studies at the University of North Texas
Each year, we host several distinguished guest artists for recitals and master classes. These guests have included:
2019-2020
Canadian Brass
Aubrey Foard, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Adam Frey, University of North Georgia
Thomas Leleu, International Solo Artist
Daniel Rowland, University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Justin Stowe, The 282nd United States Army Band
2018-2019
Presidio Brass
Fritz Kaenzig, University of Michigan
Alex Lapins, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Charles Villarrubia, University of Texas at Austin
2017-2018
Axiom Brass
Austin Howle, Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Jarrett McCourt, New World Symphony
Kazuhiro Nakamura, Osaka College of Music
Bill Pritchard, Amplituba
David Zerkel, University of Georgia