The Oklahoma State University Tuba Euphonium Ensemble is a large chamber ensemble committed to excellence in music and highlighting unique voices and perspectives through the medium of chamber music. The ensemble is under the direction of Dr. Ryan Robinson and Dr. Nicholas Beltchev. 

The ensemble performs a wide variety of repertoire ranging from standards of the tuba and euphonium ensemble repertoire to contemporary works and transcriptions. Iterations of the ensemble perform regularly both on campus and off. Recent highlights include a performance at the 50th anniversary of the International Tuba Euphonium Conference in Tempe, Arizona. Additionally, multiple groups from within the ensemble have toured the region and performed for hundreds of middle school and high school students.  

The Oklahoma State University Tuba Euphonium Ensemble is made up of students from all over the United States. Former and current members of the ensemble are finalists and winners of numerous competitions, awards, and professional teaching positions. 

Directed by Professor of Tuba and Euphonium Justin Benavidez, Tuba Mirum consists of members of the tuba and euphonium studio at the Eastman School of Music. The ensemble performs two concerts each year with repertory from Bach to Zappa, and the current members of the ensemble range from first year undergraduate students to doctoral students.

Tuba Mirum actively promotes the performance of underrepresented musical genres and composer identities. This includes unique and original music written for tuba/euphonium ensemble as well as arrangements.

Tuba Mirum was founded by Cherry Beauregard, former Professor of Tuba, and was named The Tuba + so that other instruments could be included. After about a year the name was changed to Tuba Mirum (“wondrous war-trumpet”, from the Latin Requiem Mass) at the suggestion of Eastman’s former Director and Dean, James Undercofler.

Euphonium Camerata is a professional euphonium quartet dedicated to showcasing the unique and versatile sound of the euphonium, founded in 2019 by Tommy Vo, Justin Weis, Max Dobson, and Ada Brooks. The members of Euphonium Camerata hold jobs in U.S. and Canadian military bands, teach privately, and freelance. They were the first euphonium quartet ever to win the George Papich Chamber Competition, and they have performed as an invited guest ensemble at the 2020 International Euphonium Tuba Festival, 2024 South Central Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference, and the Dallas Museum of Arts “Arts and Letters” series. Euphonium Camerata is excited to bring a recital to the East Coast for the first time. 

The George Mason University Tuba and Euphonium Ensemble has been in existence for over 16 years. It draws from a diversified student population of music majors, music minors, and non-majors. They have performed at six regional conferences, and six international conferences as well as appearances on and off the local GMU campus and have become known as a nationally recognized group by the International Tuba Euphonium Association. The group remains a front runner of the low brass department for recruiting students to enjoy and play chamber music and is led by GMU Adjunct Instructors Dr. David Porter, Tuba and Dr. Mark Jenkins, Euphonium. 

The UNCG Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble, dubbed the “TubaBand” by its longtime former director Dr. Dennis AsKew, has been in existence for over thirty years. The group is currently led by Assistant Professor of Tuba & Euphonium Dr. Stephanie Ycaza. It is made up of both music majors and non-majors, and includes Undergraduate, Master’s, and Doctoral Students. The TubaBand has performed at the Army Band Tuba Euphonium Workshop, the SoutheastRegional Tuba Euphonium Conference, and the International Tuba Euphonium Association Conference. The ensemble is proud to represent the UNCG School of Music in the Greensboro, NC community and beyond.  

UNCG TUBABAND 

Euphonium: John Cowger, Liam Hollahan, Jason Lee, Johnathan Lowry, Jerimyah Philogene, Kent Tingley, Chris Walker 

Tuba: Nathan Bridges, Cody Chessor, Emerson Buffey, Erin Dees, Madison Dodson, Torin Faulk, Chance Gatewood, Brian Gentry, Cayleb Hess, Trevor Long, Will Wood 

The Shenandoah Conservatory Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble is a performing ensemble comprised of graduate and undergraduate music majors and is conducted by professor Zach Bridges.  

The Rockville Brass Band is Maryland's oldest brass band, and a recipient of national awards. The band engages local audiences and artists with its innovative programming, and seeks to inspire the next generation of brass players by training and playing with young performers. The Rockville Brass Band represents Maryland at local, regional, and national concerts, and promotes appreciation of the unique sound of British-style brass bands. 

Rachel E. Zephir Director 

Rachel Zephir is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts in Wind Band Conducting from the University of Michigan where she studied with Jason Fettig, formerly the conductor of The President’s Own.  Prior to that, she served as the Director of Bands at Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt Maryland. At Roosevelt, she directed four Concert Bands, Pep Band, Jazz Ensemble, and oversaw the chamber music program.  During her tenure the Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band were selected to perform at the Maryland Music Educators State Conference in 2017, the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA)  Eastern Regional Conference at Yale University in 2018, and the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) National Band Directors Consortium Conference in Atlanta, Georgia in March of 2019.   The Wind Ensemble Chamber Winds were selected to perform at The Midwest Clinic in December of 2019.   

The United States Naval Academy Band’s Brass Quintet promotes brass chamber music through education and  performance,  and is a highly popular and versatile USNA Band ensemble. The Brass Quintet regularly lends musical support to Naval Academy functions, in addition to performing concerts and clinics, collaborating with composers in the commissioning of new works, and working on recording projects. 

The Brass Quintet's résumé includes performances at the US Army Band’s Tuba-Euphonium Workshop, International Trumpet Guild Conferences, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the National Music Festival, Maryland State Music Teacher’s Association Conference, the Texas Bandmasters’ Association Convention in San Antonio, Texas, Maryland Trumpet Day, DAR Constitution Hall, Washington College, Shepherd University, Catholic University of America, James Madison University, the Naval School of Music, University of Maryland College Park, the Armed Forces School of Music, and the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. Over the years, audience members have included U.S. presidents, military leaders, and foreign dignitaries.