Steven Bryant

Steven Bryant, Associate Professor of Tuba/Euphonium at the University of Texas at Austin, also serves as Principal Tubist with the Austin Symphony Orchestra and the Austin Lyric Opera Orchestra. He was a founding member of the University’s Faculty Brass Quintet, the UT Brass, and the Texas Tuba Quartet. He served as Associate Director for Administrative Affairs for the Butler School of Music and as Treasurer for the International Tuba Euphonium Association (formerly TUBA) and Editor for the TUBA Journal. Mr. Bryant is currently the Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Butler School.

Professor Bryant received a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Theory from The Ohio State University, a Master of Music in Tuba Performance from Wichita State University, and continued his graduate work at The University of Iowa. He hosted, in 1986, an International Tuba Euphonium Conference, sponsored by UT-Austin and the Tubists Universal Brotherhood Association, and a regional conference in 2007. He organizes and hosts the annual Merry TubaChristmas Austin celebration.