Aaron Tindall

Aaron Tindall is assistant professor of tuba and euphonium at the University of Miami Frost School of Music. He holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Tuba Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Colorado at Boulder, a Master’s of Music degree in Euphonium Performance with Distinction from the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, England, UK, and a Bachelor of Music Performance degree on both the Euphonium and Tuba from The Pennsylvania State University. He has additional studies at Indiana University. His principal teachers have included Velvet Brown, Mel Culbertson, Warren Deck, Mike Dunn, Steven Mead, and Daniel Perantoni. He has also studied with Roger Bobo, and Dr. Benjamin Pierce. He previously served on the faculty of the Ithaca College – School of Music, Eastern Michigan University, at Penn State University as a visiting professor, and as a visiting tutor for tuba and euphonium at the Conservatoire National de Region in Perpignan, France.With his solo playing described as being “remarkable for both its solid power and its delicacy” and his orchestral playing praised as “a rock-solid foundation”, Aaron is an active performer. He has served as the acting principal tubist of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, and has held the principal tuba position with the Aspen Festival Orchestra where he was an orchestral fellow. He frequently appears as a soloist and guest artist throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. He has been a featured Guest Artist at all of the International Tuba and Euphonium Conferences since 2006, performed in England with the Grimethorpe Colliery Band, and has collaborated as substitute/additional tubist with orchestras such as the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Colorado Symphony Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, and the New World Symphony. His solo playing has been heard on NPR’s “Performance Today” radio show.Tindall has been a prizewinner of many competitions (solo & chamber) across the world. He has also been a two-time finalist in the prestigious Concert Artist Guild Competition.He has recorded two successful solo albums that were released to great critical acclaim. Songs of Ascent, and the award winning album This is My House… He can also be heard on other recordings such as Simply Velvet, and the Eufonix quartet albums End Game, Brink, and Nuclear Breakfast.With his soothing tone and excellent control of flexibility and articulation, Aaron Tindall has mastered the demanding technical challenges of the four masterpieces included in his first solo tuba recording, Songs of Ascent. His gift for lyricism prompted Roger Kellaway to state: “For more than 30 years I have been exploring the melodic qualities of the Tuba in my compositions. Aaron Tindall expresses this point beautifully.”Aaron is a Denis Wick – London artist and design specialist, having recently designed their complete Ultra Range AT signature series tuba mouthpieces. He is also a Buffet Group Tuba/Euphonium Artist and Clinician, and exclusively performs on the MW 6450/2 CC Tuba, MW 2165/2 CC Tuba, MW 2182/W F Tuba, and the Besson 2052-2 Prestige Euphonium.