List of euphonium players
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The following is a list of notable euphonium players around the world, along with a brief biographical sketch. Users are encouraged to create individual biographical pages of players.
| Name | Nationality | Birth/death dates | Position held and other notable info | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Behrend | American | b. ca. 1957 | soloist with the U.S. Navy Band and professor of euphonium at George Mason University | [1] |
| Dr. Brian Bowman | American | b. 1946 | former soloist with the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force Bands; now professor of euphonium at the University of North Texas | [2] |
| Harold Brasch | American | deceased | former soloist with the U.S. Navy Band; responsible for introducing the modern British-style compensating euphonium into the U.S. military service bands c. 1939 | |
| Tyrone Breuninger | American | former trombonist in the Philadelphia Orchestra. Currently Solo Euphonium and Assistant Conductor of the Atlantic Brass Band. Professor of Euphonium at Rowan University. | ||
| James Brice | Australian | former member of the RAAF Air Command Band | ||
| John "Buddy" Burroughs | American | deceased | former player with the "President's Own" U.S. Marine Band (1935-66); known for his vast music collection | |
| David Childs | British | b. 1981 | Principal Euphonium of the Buy As You View Band and recording and touring soloist | |
| Dr. Nicholas Childs | British | soloist, director of the Black Dyke Band in England | [3] | |
| Dr. Robert Childs | British | former soloist with the Black Dyke Band; now Director of Brass Bands at the Royal Welsh College of Music | ||
| John Clough | British | former Principal euphonium with the Black Dyke Band | ||
| Brian Davis | American | Principal Euphonium of the Dallas Wind Symphony and assistant director at Vines High School | ||
| Dr. Marc Dickman | American | assistant professor of jazz studies and low brass at the University of North Florida | [4] | |
| Dr. Paul Droste | American | retired professor and marching band director at the Ohio State University | ||
| Leonard Falcone | Italian/American | 1899-1985 | soloist and longtime director of bands at Michigan State University | |
| Phil Franke | American | b. 1958 | principal euphonium of the "President's Own" U.S. Marine Band | [5] |
| Adam Frey | American | b. ca. 1975 | soloist, clinician, and teacher; affiliate at Emory University and adjunct professor at Georgia State University | [6] |
| Tormod Flaten | Norwegian | b. 1975 | principal player with the European brass band Eikanger-Bjørsvik | [7] |
| Morgan Griffiths | British | former Principal euphonium with the Black Dyke Band; recently returned to YBS Band | ||
| Trevor Groom | British | former Principal euphonium with GUS Band | ||
| Jason Ham | American | b. ca. 1978 | soloist & teacher, member of the U.S. Military Academy Band, West Point, New York | [8] |
| Danny Helseth | American | b. ca. 1977 | soloist and clinician, and member of the U.S. Air Force Ceremonial Brass | [9] |
| Shoichiro Hokazono | Japanese | b. 1969 | soloist with the Central Band of the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force | [10] |
| Angie Hunter | American | teacher at the German Bible Institute in Koenigsfeld, Germany | ||
| James Jackson | American | current soloist in the U.S. Coast Guard Band and instructor at the University of Connecticut | [11] | |
| Derick Kane | British | Principal Euphonium of The International Staff Band of The Salvation Army | [12] | |
| Ueli Kipfer | Swiss | b. 1974 | soloist, conductor, teacher and clinician | [13] |
| Arthur Lehman | American | b. 1921 | former soloist with the "President's Own" U.S. Marine Band | |
| Earl Louder | American | former soloist with the U.S. Navy Band, retired professor at Morehead State University; now soloist with the New Sousa Band and guest soloist with many other groups | ||
| Simone Mantia | Italian/American | deceased | soloist with the John Philip Sousa Band (1896-1903) | |
| Rich Matteson | American | 1929-1993 | groundbreaking jazz euphonium player, longtime faculty member at the University of North Texas, and founding member of the Modern Jazz Tuba Project | |
| Riki McDonnell | New Zealander | soloist and teacher | [14] | |
| Steven Mead | British | b. 1962 | soloist and professor at the Royal Northern College of Music | [15] |
| Brian Meixner | American | b. 1973 | Assistant professor of low brass at Slippery Rock University and member of the River City Brass Band | |
| Toru Miura | Japanese | b. 1948 | professor at the Kunitachi College of Music; soloist and clinician | [16] |
| Dr. John Mueller | American | former soloist with "Pershing's Own" U.S. Army Band; now professor of euphonium and trombone at the University of Memphis | [17] | |
| Matthew Murchison | American | b. 1980 | member of the River City Brass Band and soloist | [18] |
| Jukka Myllys | Finnish | b. 1963 | soloist and clinician; trombonist with the Oulu Symphony Orchestra | [19] |
| John Perfetto | American | deceased | former player with the John Philip Sousa Band (1904-21) | |
| Dr. Benjamin Pierce | American | b. ca. 1977 | professor of tuba and euphonium at the University of Arkansas | [20] |
| Joseph M. Raffayola | American | deceased | former player with the John Philip Sousa Band (1892-1903) | |
| Thomas Ruedi | Swiss | b. 1969 | soloist and instructor at the Musikhochschule Luzern and Hochschule der Künste Bern | [21] |
| Pat Stuckemeyer | American | b. 1981 | recording soloist | [22] |
| David Thornton | British | principal euphonium with the Black Dyke Band in England | [23] | |
| Demondrae Thurman | American | assistant professor at the University of Alabama and founding member of the Sotto Voce Tuba Quartet | [24] | |
| Matthew Tropman | American | b. ca. 1973 | former member with the "President's Own" U.S. Marine Band; now adjunct professor of tuba and euphonium at Eastern Michigan University and Executive Director of the Brass Band of Battle Creek | [25] |
| David Werden | American | former soloist with the U.S. Coast Guard Band; now adjunct professor of tuba and euphonium at the University of Minnesota | [26] | |
| Dr. Denis Winter | American | former soloist in the U.S. Coast Guard Band; now professor of euphonium and trombone at the University of Central Arkansas | [27] | |
| Aaron VanderWeele | American | Principal Euphonium of the New York Staff Band of The Salvation Army | ||
| Matthew van Emmerik | Australian | b. Dec 1978 | Former soloist with the Central Band of The Royal Air Force (UK); Besson Artist and Clinician,Euphonium lecturer and soloist | [28] |
| Danny Vinson | American | b. ca. 1957 | former soloist with the U.S. Coast Guard Band and instructor of euphonium at the Universities of Connecticut and Rhode Island; now Teaching Fellow at the University of North Texas | [29] |
| Raymond Young | American | deceased | former professor of low brass and director of bands at the University of Southern Mississippi |
