Brandon Smith

Dr. Brandon Smith is the Visiting Lecturer of tuba and euphonium at the University of Kentucky. Prior to this position, he led the tuba and euphonium studio at Valdosta State University, where he taught applied lessons, studio class, brass methods, and music appreciation. Smith has given masterclasses at several universities, including Kennesaw State University, Florida A&M University, Mississippi State University, University of Tennessee, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Morehead State University, and Reinhardt University. His students have performed at the Army Band Tuba and Euphonium Workshop, as well as the Southeast Regional Tuba and Euphonium Conference. Students from his studios have won the following competitions: the International Tuba and Euphonium Conference Solo Artist Competition (2023), the Leonard Falcone International Solo Tuba Artist competition (2023, 2024), as well as finalists for other regional and international competitions.

Dr. Smith is a versatile musician who has performed extensively as an orchestral, chamber, and solo artist. As a soloist, he has performed solo recitals at the Army Band “Pershing’s Own” Tuba and Euphonium Workshop, the Southeastern Regional Tuba and Euphonium Conference, the Midwest Regional Tuba and Euphonium Conference, and other universities across the country. He was awarded the Bronze Medal in the 2020 Leonard Falcone International Tuba and Euphonium Artist Tuba Competition and has also been a finalist for the Army Band “Pershing’s Own” 2020 Tuba and Euphonium Conference solo competition. 

As an orchestral musician, Dr. Smith has served as principal tubist for the Valdosta Symphony Orchestra and the Albany Symphony Orchestra. He has also played with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, the Arlington Philharmonic, the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra, the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonia Gulf Coast, the Loudoun Symphony Orchestra, the Tyson’s McLean Orchestra, and the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra. He was awarded first prize in the 2019 International Tuba and Euphonium Conference’s Arnold Jacobs Mock Orchestra Competition and has been a finalist for tuba positions with the Florida Orchestra, Austin Symphony Orchestra, the United States Air Force Academy Band, and the United States Navy Band. 

Dr. Smith holds a Doctorate in Music Performance from Florida State University, a master’s in music performance from the University of Tennessee, and a bachelor’s in music performance from Shenandoah Conservatory. His primary teachers include Dr. Justin Benavidez, Dr. Alexander Lapins, and Michael Bunn, respectively.