Congratulations to University of North Texas DMA Candidate and Teaching Fellow, Justin Weis. Justin recently won first place in the Euphonium Artist Solo Competition at the 2022 South Central Tuba Euphonium Conference, as well as first place in the Tuba and Euphonium Charity Series Solo Competition!

About Justin: Though he performs a wide variety of repertoire spanning the 18th century to the present, Justin takes a special interest in contemporary repertoire and the use of electronics, demonstrated through his excellent DMA recital last month. As he nears the completion of his DMA studies, Justin is cultivating a private studio and developing a strong commitment to advocating for the euphonium as an instrument of expression outside the traditional classical settings. He aims to achieve this by presenting recitals at nontraditional venues, and publicizing his music to audiences that may not typically listen to solo euphonium music - functioning as somewhat of a modern euphonium Troubadour!

In addition to performing, Justin dabbles in arranging, having created and self-published a handful of works for euphonium quartet and tuba euphonium ensemble, all of which are available through his website. Arrangements include works by Bruckner, Dvorak, Mendelssohn, and Kalinnikov and range in difficulty from music for young players to works that will challenge even professional ensembles.