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Turner Gray DMA Tuba Lecture Recital

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Program

go to the garden      Eris DeJarnett

Dyadic Affinities      Asha Srinivasan

Still for tuba and electronics     Jonathan Harvey

Shaman Returns       Alice Gomez

Hindsight      Ian Lester

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Turner Gray is a tubist, conductor, and educator from Kingsland, GA. Turner is currently in the final year of his Doctor of Musical Arts program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Most recently, Turner has accepted the position as Pep Band Director at La Salle University in Philadelphia, PA where he is responsible for directing the athletic bands at the various sporting events on campus. Before moving to Philadelphia, Turner was a Teaching Assistant for the University of Wisconsin – Madison Band program where he worked with the Varsity and Concert Band programs.

As an active tuba player, Turner has performed with groups such as the Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra, Madison Brass Band, Atlantic Brass Band, the Aurora Brass Quintet, and the Park Street Tuba/Euphonium Quartet. With a love for chamber music, Turner has been a leader in helping bring to life new works for tuba and euphonium including “Why Not?” for Tuba, Piano, and Drum Set by JaKobe Henry and “Escape Velocity” for flexible trio and heavy metal ensemble by Evan Zegiel. As a soloist, Turner has been invited to perform solo recitals at the South Central Regional Tuba and Euphonium Conference (SCRTEC) and the Great Plains Regional Tuba and Euphonium Conference (GPRTEC). While at GPRTEC, Turner collaborated with composer and euphonium player Dr. Ian Lester during Dr. Lester’s presentation on his “Twelve New Solos for the Student Tubist.”

In the past, Turner has maintained a robust private teaching studio of low brass students both virtually and in person. He currently is responsible for leading the Pep Band at La Salle University, a group that performs at basketball games and special events such as the Philadelphia Big 5 Classic, an annual basketball tournament featuring schools in the Philadelphia area. At La Salle, Turner teaches MUS 170 (Pep Band) and works with the Creative Art Diversity Empowerment Organization (CADEO) to bring music education to the students of La Salle University.