Ethyn Evans currently serves as the Instructor of Tuba and Euphonium at Blinn College in Brenham, TX and Austin Community College in Austin, TX. Ethyn is also a current Doctoral Student of Musical Arts in Tuba Performance at The University of Texas under the direction of Professor Charles Villarrubia as a Graduate Teaching Assistant. Ethyn received his Master of Music in Tuba Performance and Pedagogy from Oklahoma State University and a Bachelor of Music Education and Leadership Development from Louisiana State University.
As an active performer, Ethyn has been invited to play at Carnegie Hall, the Sydney Opera House, and currently serves as Principal Tuba for the Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra, the Austin Civic Orchestra, the Calcasieu British Brass Band, and is a performing member of the Backburner Tuba and Euphonium Collective. He has also performed with ensembles such the Dallas Winds, Houston Symphony, Oklahoma City Philharmonic, Tulsa Symphony, Tulsa Opera, Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra, Shreveport Symphony Orchestra, Texarkana Symphony Orchestra, Ft. Smith Symphony, Symphony of Northwest Arkansas, Lawton Philharmonic Orchestra, the Lake Charles Symphony, and the Austin Brass Band.
As a sought-after arranger for brass instruments, Ethyn has been commissioned to arrange works for brass quintets, tuba-euphonium quartets, and large brass ensembles around the country. He currently serves on the arrangement/compositional staff for the Austin Brass Collective and the Eastman Tuba Euphonium Academy.
His teachers include Professor Charles Villarrubia, Dr. Ryan Robinson, Dr. Nick Beltchev, Dr. Charles Goodman, Dr. Joe Skillen, and Professor William Rose.
Ethyn Evans is an Eastman Performing Artist.
Program:
Crossroads - Katahj Copley (5')
go to the garden - Eris DeJarnett (9')
Tuba Sonatina No. 1 - Benoit Glazer (4')
III. Orlando Strong
