New Hire: Patrick Nyren, U.S. Army Field Band

Staff Sergeant Patrick Nyren has recently won a euphonium position with the U.S. Army Field Band. He will begin performing with the Concert Band in early Fall 2019. Nyren is currently serving as the Euphonium Instructor at the U.S. Army School of Music in Virginia Beach, VA, where he lives with his wife, Erin, and three beautiful children, Liam, Norah, and Elizabeth. He joined the U.S. Army in 2013 after earning his Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music Degrees in euphonium performance from the University of North Texas under the guidance of Dr. Brian L. Bowman. Previously, he received his Bachelors of Music Degree in Music Education at the University of Southern Maine, where he began his college education at the early age of 16 and studied with Michael S. Milnarik.

New Hire: Adam Snider, Central City Opera Festival Orchestra

Adam Snider is the new Principal Tuba of the Central City Opera Festival Orchestra. He begins performing with this ensemble in June 2019. Adam is also currently Principal Tuba of the Boise Philharmonic and has previously held principal positions with the Honolulu Symphony, La Crosse Symphony, and Lancaster Festival Orchestras. He has served on faculty at Boise State University; University of Nevada, Reno; and University of Hawai`i-Mānoa. He has performed and given master classes across the U.S. as well as in China, Japan, and Chile.

New Hire: Derek Fenstermacher, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

Derek Fenstermacher is the new Principal Tuba with the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra. He began playing with the orchestra in January 2019. He is also serving as the Principal Tuba with the New Jersey Symphony and Albany Symphony Orchestras. In addition he teaches tuba at Bard College Conservatory and has also taught at Montclair State University and Kean University. Derek is a Buffet Crampon Performing Artist, and performs regularly with Sotto Voce Quartet.

New Hire: Roland Szentpáli, F. Liszt Academy

Roland Szentpáli has recently joined the faculty of the F. Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. He began teaching tuba there in February 2019. Roland was a student at the Béla Bartok Academy in Budapest from 1991-1995, studying with Joseph Baszinka and Gábor Adamik, and later continued his studies with Lászlò Szabò at the F. Liszt Academy. On the international scene, Roland has attended courses held by Roger Bobo, Mel Culbertson, Manfred Hoppert, and Sam Pilafian and has been the recipient of numerous scholarships for study abroad. Among his numerous successes in solo competitions, the most notable are his first prizes at the Lahti International Brass Competition in Finland (2001), the International Performer‘s Competition in Brno, Czech Republic (2000), and the International Tuba Competition in Cheju, Korea (2000). He was also awarded second prize at the prestigious Markneukirchen International Tuba Competition in 2000, and has also been a prize winner at other competitions, including TubaMania (Australia, 1999), Geubwiller International Tuba Competition (France, 1998). Roland is also very active as a composer, having written many works for tuba, chamber ensemble and orchestra in a broad variety of styles. In February of 1994, he performed his own Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra in Budapest for live television broadcast. His music has been played and recorded by the Hungarian Radio Orchestra and the Orchestra Hungarian Music Academy Bela Bartok. His last solo CD “I Killed my Lips” includes four of his own compositions. Apart from his busy solo and composition schedule, Roland is principal tuba with the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra. Always being in great demand he also gave several masterclasses in the United States, Japan and many European countries.