Aubrey Foard is an American

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residing in Baltimore, Maryland.

Professional career

Foard has been the Principal Tubist of the

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since September, 2018. He is also a Lecturer of Tuba and Euphonium at

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, where he has taught since 2013. During the summer seasons, he teaches and performs as an Artist Faculty at the

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. From 2012 - 2018, he was the principal tubist of the

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. He previously held positions as Principal Tubist with the

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Orchestra, the

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, the

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, and the

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. Foard has been heard twice on NPR's ''

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'': once as a soloist performing Ralph Vaughan Williams' ''Concerto for Bass Tuba'' and again performing William Bolcom's ''Virtuosity Rag'' with brass quintet. Foard is the only tubist to have won the Music Academy of the West concerto competition twice. He has also been a prizewinner in the Minnesota Orchestra's Young Artist Competition (2003, 2008). In 2012, Foard performed both Vaughan Williams' and film composer

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Tuba Concertos with the West Virginia Symphony. He performed several times as a soloist with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, including a world premiere of a tuba concerto by Mark Petering in 2018. Foard was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was the first tuba player to graduate from The Colburn School's Conservatory of Music, receiving an Artist Diploma. He also holds a Master of Music Degree from

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and a Bachelor of Music Degree from the

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. He has studied with Alan Baer, Ron Bishop, David Kirk, Mark Lawrence, Norman Pearson, and Fritz Kaenzig.

External links

Official Website

West Virginia Symphony Orchestra

References

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