Joseph Alvarez has been appointed to the position of Adjunct Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at the University of South Florida beginning fall of 2017. His duties will focus on applied instruction and directing the tuba-euphonium ensemble. Since 2016, Joseph has been the principal tubist of the Imperial Symphony in Lakeland. Before that, he served as principal tubist of the Sinfonia da camera in Urbana, IL since 2014. Joseph has performed with ensembles such as the Sarasota Orchestra, Sarasota Ballet, New World Symphony, Illinois Symphony, Champaign-Urbana Symphony, and Chicago-based new music collective dal niente. He has performed under the baton of conductors such as Esa-Pekka Salonen, Barry Wordsworth, Leonard Slatkin, James Gaffigan, Yan Pascal Tortelier, Larry Rachleff, Peter Oundjian, and Kristjan Jarvi. Joseph can soon be heard on the upcoming CD release—“ARISE”—featuring the music of Ola Gjeilo by the Key Chorale of Sarasota. With a passion for expanding the repertoire of the tuba and euphonium, Joseph regularly programs his own arrangements on recitals. His arrangement of Prokofiev’s Five Songs Without Words is published through Cherry Classics. Joseph Alvarez was the tuba fellow at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, CA in 2011, 2012, and 2013 where he studied with Ralph Sauer and Mark Lawrence. He also served as the tuba fellow with the National Repertory Orchestra in Breckenridge, CO in 2010. Mr. Alvarez holds degrees from the University of South Florida (BM) and Northwestern University (MM) and is a doctoral candidate at the University of Illinois. His primary teachers include Jay Hunsberger, Rex Martin, and Mark Moore.
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