Full Bio 

Tony is a Producing Coordinator for Carolina Performing Arts and a freelance musician in central North Carolina. Tony can be seen performing with the orchestras for the Carolina Ballet and NC Opera, Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle, and is a founding member of the Boylan Brass.

Tony maintains a private studio of high school and middle school students, and regularly runs sectionals for school bands.  Tony is an adjudicator for marching bands and teaches brass techniques for several local high school marching band programs. Tony was the Brass Supervisor for Carolina Gold Drum and Bugle Corps, winning the DCA - A Class Championship and high Brass in 2012, 2018 and 2019.

Tony serves on the Board of Directors for the North American Brass Band Association (NABBA), including two terms as President from 2019 - 2023.  From 2008 to 2023, Tony was the Artistic Director for the Triangle Brass Band, winning the 3rd section in 2022, 2018 and runner up in 2019 at the NABBA Championships. From 2001-2013, he was the Director of the Triangle Youth Brass Band program, building it from 17 students to over 70 in two bands and winning eight NABBA Youth Section Championships.  

As a soloist, he has made appearances with college bands, high schools bands, all-county bands, gave a solo recital at the North Carolina Governors School Summer Program at Meredith College, was a featured artist at the 2002 International Tuba Euphonium Conference, performing the Gregson Tuba Concerto with the Triangle Brass Band, and was a guest soloist with the Triangle Wind Ensemble at the 2005 North Carolina Music Educators Convention.  Other solo appearances include the St. Francis Brass Band, Tar River Symphonic Band, Advocate Brass Band and the Greensboro Concert Band.

Tony attended the University of Kentucky, and has studied at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Towson State in Maryland. While a student in Kentucky, he was first runner up in the UK Concerto Competition in 1997, and Principal Tuba in the Wind Ensemble and Orchestra.  He played solo E-flat tuba with the Lexington Brass Band and was featured with the Bass section of that band several times, including the LBB compact disc release Images. Tony also played with the Advocate-Messenger Brass Band in Danville, KY, appearing on three compact discs and making a solo appearance. Tony was also a driving force in the Four Horsemen Tuba Quartet, the resident student tuba quartet at the University of Kentucky. The FHTQ was the busiest performing ensemble at UK during this time, making an appearance at the 1998 Great American Brass Band Festival, and winning the Adult Ensemble competition at the 1998 NABBA competition.
 

Short Bio:

Tony is a Producing Coordinator for Carolina Performing Arts and a freelance musician in central North Carolina.

Tony maintains a private studio of high school and middle school students,  and was the Brass Supervisor for Carolina Gold Drum and Bugle Corps, winning the DCA - A Class Championship and high Brass in 2012, 2018 and 2019. Tony serves on the Board of Directors for the North American Brass Band Association (NABBA), including two terms as President from 2019 - 2023.  Tony was the Artistic Director for the Triangle Brass Band, winning the 3rd section in 2022, 2018 and runner up in 2019 at the NABBA Championships, and was the Director of the Triangle Youth Brass Band program, building it from 17 students to over 70 in two bands and winning eight NABBA Youth Section Championships.  

Tony attended the University of Kentucky, and has studied at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Towson State in Maryland.