Guest Recital: Dr. Chris Dickey, tuba

Chris Dickey, tuba Guest artist from the University of Texas-El Paso Program includes music for tuba and piano by Bruce Broughton, Elfrida Andree, James Naigus, Charles Ives, and Paul Basler. Dr. Chris Dickey is Professor of Music and Chair of the Department of Music at the University of Texas at El Paso. Before joining UTEP, they taught at Washington State University from 2011 to 2026. An internationally active tubist, Dickey has performed as a guest artist throughout the United States, South America, Europe, and Asia, and has released eleven albums. The Seattle Times has praised their “smooth tone and melodic flexibility.” They are a member of the acclaimed Mirari Brass Quintet, perform with the In Motus Tuba Quartet and Anonim Trio, and are a Miraphone Performing Artist. Dickey is also a composer and a leading advocate for new music, having led numerous commissioning projects that have expanded the repertoire for tuba and euphonium. They hold degrees from Northwestern University (DM), the University of Iowa (MA), and Eastern Illinois University (BM).