List of Current Orchestral Tuba Players

Name Year Started Primary Affiliation Teaches at (if applicable)
James Akins 1981 Columbus Symphony Orchestra Ohio State University
Dmitry Anakovsky 2005 Russian National Orchestra
Jeffrey Anderson 2002 San Francisco Symphony San Francisco Conservatory
Nicholas Atkinson 1976 National Arts Centre Orchestra University of Ottawa (1977-2004)
Valentin Avvakumov 1997 Leningrad Philharmonic
Alan Baer 2004 New York Philharmonic Manhattan School of Music
Jozsef Bazsinka 1993 Budapest Festival Orchestra
Jurgen Bednarz 1987 Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Velvet Brown Altoona Symphony Orchestra Pennsylvania State University
Steven Campbell 2005 Minnesota Orchestra University of Minnesota
David Cribb Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Stephen Dombrowski 2005 Colorado Symphony Orchestra Metropolitan State College
Stephen Dumain 2004 National Symphony Orchestra
Jes-Peter Erbe Dresden Staatskapelle
Don Harry Buffalo Philharmonic Eastman School of Music
Christopher John Hall 1996 Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Paul Halwax Vienna Philharmonic
Patrick Harrild 1987 London Symphony Orchestra
Tonni Hellebek 1993 Tivoli Symphony Orchestra, Copenhagen Philharmonic The Royal Danish Academy of Music
Perry Hoogendijk 2004 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Paul Humpel 1976 Berlin Philharmonic
Carol Jantsch 2006 Philadelphia Orchestra Curtis Institute of Music
Craig Knox 2005 Pittsburgh Symphony Duquesne University
Hans-Werner Liemen Dresden Staatskapelle
Karel Malimanek Czech Philharmonic
Nikolai Novikov Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra
Dennis Nulty 2009 Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Gary Ofenloch 1983 Utah Symphony Orchestra University of Utah
Christopher Olka Seattle Symphony, Seattle Opera University of Washington
Norman Pearson 1993 Los Angeles Philharmonic
Gene Pokorny 1988 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Roosevelt University
Alexander von Puttkamer 2007 Berlin Philharmonic
Mike Roylance 2003 Boston Symphony Orchestra New England Conservatory, Boston University, Yale
Michael Sanders 1991 St. Louis Symphony
Nikolai Slepnev Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra
Simon Styles Tonhalle Orchestra
Yasuhito Sugiyama 2005 Cleveland Orchestra
Mark Tetreault 1986 Toronto Symphony Orchestra University of Toronto
Heiko Triebener Bamburg Symphony
Peter Wahrhaftig San Francisco Ballet Orchestra San Francisco Conservatory
Peter Whish-Wilson 1978 Adelaide Symphony Orchestra


Current Tuba Teachers

Name School Plays with (if applicable)
Ronald Bishop Cleveland Institute of Music, Oberlin Conservatory Cleveland Orchestra (1967-2005)
Jens Björn-Larsen University of Hannover Danish National Symphony Orchestra (1987-2005)
Roger Bobo Musashino School of Music (Tokyo, Japan)
Floyd Cooley Depaul University San Francisco Symphony (1969-?)
Warren Deck University of Denver New York Philharmonic (1979-2001)
Michael Dunn University of Colorado at Boulder
Marty Erickson Lawrence University United States Navy Band (1967-1993)
Alessandro Fossi Conservatorio “G.Rossini”
Jeffrey Funderburk University of Northern Iowa Cedar Rapids Symphony
Don Harry Eastman School of Music Buffalo Philharmonic
Tucker Jolly University of Akron Akron Symphony Orchestra (1986-2008)
Fritz Kaenzig University of Michigan Grant Park Orchestra (1984-Present, Summers)
John Manning University of Iowa Atlantic Brass Quintet
Rex Martin Northwestern University
R. Winston Morris Tennessee Tech University
Timothy Northcut University of Cincinnati College – Conservatory of Music
Daniel Perantoni Indiana University
Benjamin Pierce University of Arkansas
Sam Pilafian Arizona State University Founded Empire Brass Quintet
Philip Sinder Michigan State University
Thomas Stein University of Missouri – Kansas City
John D. Stevens University of Wisconsin – Madison Campus
Deanna Swoboda Western Michigan University
Kelly Thomas University of Arizona Original Wildcat Jass Band
Scott Watson University of Kansas
Kenyon Wilson University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra
Jerry Young University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire Campus
David Zerkel University of Georgia


Current Specialization Tuba Players - Solo, Chamber, Freelance

Name Type Group or Genre Other Affiliations
Kenneth Amis Chamber Ensemble Empire Brass Quintet Longy School of Music, Boston Conservatory
Oystein Baadsvik Soloist Classical
Charles Daellenbach Chamber Ensemble Canadian Brass (1970, co-founder)
Michael Godard Soloist Jazz, Serpent
James Gourlay Soloist Classical
Lars Andreas Haug Soloist Jazz
Walter Hilgers Chamber Ensemble German Brass Franz Liszt Academy of Music, Weimar
John Van Houten Freelance Los Angeles
Howard Johnson Soloist Jazz
Joachim Kovanda Chamber Ensemble UnprofessionalBrass
Oren Marshall Soloist Classical, Jazz, Electric Tuba
Michael Milnarik Chamber Ensemble Innovata Brass University of Massachusetts, Tufts University
Les Neish Chamber Ensemble Polyphonic Brass Quintet
Harvey Phillips Soloist Classical
Chris Quade Soloist United States Air Force Concert Band Shephard University
Jon Sass Soloist Classical
Jim Self Freelance Los Angeles
Patrick Sheridan Soloist Classical
Charles Villarrubia Chamber Ensemble Rhythm and Brass


Notable Retired Tuba Players

Name Life Dates Ensembles Teaching
William Bell 1902-1971 Cincinnati Symphony, New York Philharmonic, NBC Symphony Manhattan School of Music, Indiana University
John Fletcher 1941-1987 London Symphony Orchestra (1966-1987), Phillip Jones Brass Ensemble
Toby Hanks New York Freelance Manhattan School of Music (1974-2008)
August Helleberg 1861-1936 Chicago Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Sousa Band
Arnold Jacobs 1915-1998 Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1944-1988) Northwestern University
Wesley Jacobs Detroit Symphony Orchestra (1970-2009) Oberlin Conservatory
Tommy Johnson 1935-2006 Los Angeles Film Tubist University of Southern California, University of California at Los Angeles
Paul Krzywicki Philadelphia Orchestra (1972-2005)
Chester Roberts Cleveland Orchestra (1950-1967)
Chester Schmitz Boston Symphony Orchestra (1966-2001)
Abe Torchinsky 1920-2009 Philadelphia Orchestra (1949-1972) University of Michigan(1972-1989)