Kirby, Benedict
Past Employment:
- University of Northern Colorado - Greeley, Colorado
- Luther College - Decorah, Iowa
- New London - Spicer Schools (Minnesota)
Performance Credits:
- 1988 Disney World All-American College Orchestra - Principal Tuba
- Minnesota Orchestra, Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Madison Symphony, Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra
- Currently performing with Symphonies of Missoula, MT, Great Falls, Mt and Billings, MT and the Missoula Brass Consort.
- Active Soloist and Clinician - including past solo performances with the Missoula and Glacier Symphonies of Montana as well as public school demonstrations.
- Initiated the biennial (beginning 2012) Northern Rockies Tuba and Euphonium Festival at the University of Montana.
Other:
- Composer and Arranger - over 40 works in a variety of genres.
- Though the Rings of Saturn - Tone Poem for Concert Band published (2012) through Grand Mesa Music Publishers.
Education:
Bachelor of Science of Music Education - University of Minnesota
Bachelor of Music Tuba Performance - University of Minnesota
Master of Music in Tuba Performance - University of Minnesota
D.M.A. Tuba - Performance - University of Wisconsin-Madison