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West
Point Tuba Quartet The West Point Tuba Quartet is one of several chamber ensembles comprising members of the United States Military Academy Band at West Point, New York. The quartet was formed in April of 1988 with the purpose of expanding public awareness of the solo capacity and flexibility of low brass instruments, and performing the ever-expanding repertoire of tuba ensemble music. With music ranging from Renaissance madrigals to ragtime tunes, from marches to original tuba compositions, the quartet has entertained and delighted audiences with the lush, harmonious sounds emanating from these instruments. The Woodstock Times called the group, "An ensemble... virtuosic in line and tone." The quartet has performed at such prestigious events as the U.S. Army Band's Tuba-Euphonium Conference at Ft. Meyer, Virginia in 1989 and 1994 and at the Eastern National T.U.B.A. Conference in Washington, DC in 1989. Each musician of the quartet had a rich and varied background of performance and academic experience prior to his selection, through personal audition, for duty with the famed U.S. Military Academy Band. Each member of the ensemble serves as active-duty Army bandsman with the Military Academy Concert and Marching Bands. The West Point Tuba Quartet is representative of the high quality of music in the U.S. Army today. MASTER SERGEANT GERALD CATES - TUBA, has been a member of the U.S. Military Academy Band since June of 1989. He received a Bachelor's degree from Tennessee Technological University in 1985 and a Master's degree from the University of Illinois in 1986. Prior to joining the band, MSG Cates was the Director of Bands for the Marshall County Public Schools in Lewisburg, Tennessee. In addition to being in the Tuba Quartet, MSG Cates is also a member of the Regimental Brass Quintet and the West Point Dixie Players. SERGEANT FIRST CLASS BARRY MORRISON - EUPHONIUM, hails from Montgomery, Alabama and joined the U.S. Military Academy Band in April of 1987. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education from the University of Alabama and a Master of Music degree from East Texas State University. Prior to joining the band, SFC Morrison taught in the public schools of Alabama and Texas. When not performing his Army duties, he serves as conductor of the Southern Dutchess Pops Orchestra and the Rhinebeck Legion Band. STAFF SERGEANT SCOTT BEAVER - TUBA, joined the U.S. Military Academy Band in May of 2005. Prior to joining the band, Scott was a member of the New Mexico Brass Quintet. He holds an undergraduate degree from Tennessee Tech University, where he studied with R. Winston Morris, and is currently finishing his Master's degree at the University of New Mexico where he studies with Karl Hinterbichler. He is a recent winner of the University of New Mexico Concerto Competition, the Arapahoe Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition, as well as the top wind player in the Kingsville Concerto Competition. STAFF SERGEANT JASON HAM - EUPHONIUM,
is among a new
generation of musicians appearing on the American military band scene.
A native of Columbia, South Carolina, Jason began his studies as a student
of Ronald Davis. After multiple appearances in the South Carolina
All-State Bands, he attended the University of Georgia, where he studied
with the late David Randolph, Ken Kroesche and David Zerkel. In
2001, Jason graduated from UGA, obtaining degrees in both Music Education
and Music Performance.
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