New Hire: Gretchen Renshaw

Gretchen Renshaw will join the faculty of Siena Heights University in Fall 2014 as Adjunct Instructor of Low Brass. Her duties will include teaching low brass lessons and music theory, ear training, and music appreciation courses. Gretchen is entering the final year of her D.M.A. in Tuba Performance and M.M. in Wind/Orchestral Conducting at Michigan State University, where she is a University Distinguished Fellow. Her prior studies have resulted in Euphonium Performance degrees from the University of Arkansas and Penn State. Her primary teachers include Philip Sinder, Benjamin Pierce, Steven Mead, and Velvet Brown. Gretchen has enjoyed success in several major competitions, including winning the concerto competitions at the University of Arkansas and Penn State, the International Women’s Brass Conference Euphonium Competition, and the Music Teachers National Association Young Artist Brass Competition. She has also been a finalist and semi-finalist in the International Tuba Euphonium Conference and Falcone Competitions on both tuba and euphonium. In addition to performing, Gretchen is an active arranger, having published several works through Potenza Music. For more information, visit www.gretchenrenshaw.com