STEVEN DARLING, ABD 8753 Donovan Court, Cincinnati, Ohio 45249 (414) 702 – 3001 [email protected] Tuba & Euphonium, Composition, Theory EDUCATION DMA Euphonium Performance, Cognate Tuba Performance, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) • Current Status: ABD/Candidate • Studying with Timothy Northcut • CCM Full Tuition Talent Scholarship MM Euphonium Performance/Brass Pedagogy, Ohio University (OU) • Graduated: 05/05/2015 • Studied with Dr. Jason Smith • Graduate Assistantship of Tuba and Euphonium and Full Tuition BFA in Music, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) • Graduated: 08/09/2013 • Studied with Marty Erickson • UWM School of Music Partial Tuition Talent Scholarship Additional Study • Steven Mead, Professor of Euphonium, Royal Northern College of Music, UK • Aaron Tindall, Assistant Professor of Tuba-Euphonium, University of Miami • Sarah Paradis, Assistant Professor of Trombone, Boise State University • Mark Hoelscher, Adjunct Professor of Trombone, UWM TEACHING Wright State University, Fairborn, Ohio (WSU) Adjunct Instructor of Tuba and Euphonium: 2017 – Present • Teach applied lessons in tuba and euphonium • Instruct Tuba-Euphonium Studio class • Instruct Tuba-Euphonium Pedagogy and Literature • Conduct & Direct the WSU Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble • Audition prospective brass undergraduates • Adjudicate tuba and euphonium large ensemble auditions • Adjudicate brass juries and recital hearings • Submit grades via the online portal (WINGS Express) • Actively Recruit for WSU throughout OH, KY, and IN University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati, Ohio Adjunct Instructor of Euphonium: 2018 – Present • Teach applied lessons in euphonium • Instruct Euphonium Excerpt Class • Submit grades via the online portal (Catalyst) • Coach brass chamber ensembles Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky (MSU) Adjunct Instructor of Low Brass: 2015 – 2016 • Taught applied lessons in tuba, euphonium, and trombone • Adjudicated brass recital hearings and juries • Auditioned prospective brass students • Instructed Low Brass Pedagogy per MSU Performance Curriculum • Conducted & Directed the MSU Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble • Coached brass chamber ensembles • Actively and successfully recruited for Murray State University • Submitted grades via the online portal (myGate) Ohio University, Athens, Ohio (OU) Sabbatical Substitute of Tuba and Euphonium: Fall Semester, 2013 • Taught applied lessons in tuba and euphonium • Directed the OU Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble • Adjudicated undergraduate brass juries and recital hearings • Submitted grades via the online portal (uPortal) Instructor of Music Theory: 2014 – 2015 • Instructed fundamentals of theory course designed for music and non- music major undergraduates • Submitted grades via the online portal (uPortal) • Assisted in the creation of course curriculum Graduate Assistant of Tuba-Euphonium: 2014 – 2015 • Taught applied lessons in tuba and euphonium • Assistant Conductor & Director of the OU Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble • Instructed Tuba-Euphonium Methods per OU Education Curriculum • Coached brass chamber ensembles • Instructed Tuba-Euphonium Warm-Up course • Conducted & Directed the OU Low Brass Ensemble Selected Administered Masterclasses Tuba & Euphonium Masterclasses • Tri State Honor Band: WSU, 01/25/2018 • WSU Low Brass Festival: WSU, 01/15/2018 • Sidney High School, 12/14/2017 • E.H. Green Middle School, 11/02/2017 • University of Northern Iowa, 10/06/2017 • Mason High School, 09/28/2017 • Centerville High School, 09/12/2017 • Madiera High School, 07/27/2017 • University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 03/06/2017 • University of Wisconsin-Platteville, 11/29/2016 • Quad State Honor Band: MSU, 02/08/2016 • Lawrence University of Wisconsin, 05//05/2013 • UWM Honor Band, 11/14/2013 • UWM Honor Band, 11/13/2012 • UWM Honor Band, 11/11/2011 Adjudication Solo Competitions • NWRTEC Euphonium Artist Competition, Pullman, WA, 04/21/2017 Honor Bands • OMEA District 17 Honor Band – Tubas, Athens, OH, 12/11/2014 • UWM Honor Band – Tubas & Euphoniums, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 11/12/2013 • UWM Honor Band – Tubas & Euphoniums, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 11/11/2012 • UWM Honor Band – Tubas & Euphoniums, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 11/09/2011 • UWM Honor Band – Tubas & Euphoniums, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 11/14/2010 Private Lesson Instruction: Tuba, Euphonium, & Trombone • 2011-Present • Currently teach studio of 10+ students throughout the greater Cincinnati and Dayton regions HONORS AND AWARDS Competitions st • 1 : Golden Classical Music Awards International Competition – Tuba 2018 • Semi-Finalist: Leonard Falcone Tuba Artist Competition 2018 • 1st: Tuesday Musical Brass Solo Competition 2017 –Tuba • Semi-Finalist: ITEC Chamber Competition 2016 – Euphonium • 1st: CCM Brass Choir Concerto Competition 2016 – Euphonium • 2nd: MTNA Regional Solo Brass Competition 2016 – Tuba & Euphonium • 1st: MTNA Ohio Solo Brass Competition 2016 – Tuba & Euphonium • 1st: NERTEC Euphonium Artist Competition 2015 • 1st: SERTEC Euphonium Artist Competition 2015 • Finalist: Seattle Chamber Orchestra Composition Competition 2015 • 1st: Ohio University Concerto Competition 2015 – Euphonium • 2nd: ITEC Euphonium Artist Competition 2014 Grants • CCM POWER Innovation Award 2017: $1200.00 • Co-Op Press Recording Assistance Grant 2017: Record deal with Emeritus Recording and $300.00 Selected Performances Conference Appearances • Tuba-Euphonium Recital: MWRTEC, Fort Wayne, IN, 04/14/18 • Conductor of WSU Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble: MWRTEC: Fort Wayne, IN, 04/13/18 • Tuba Trio Artist Recital: WSULBF, Fairborn, OH, 01/15/18 • Tuba & Euphonium Lecture: IMEA (IN) Conference, Fort Wayne, IN, 01/12/18 • Tuba & Euphonium Recital: WSU OCTUBAFEST, Dayton, OH, 10/22/17 • Conductor of WSU Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble: WSU OCTUBAFEST, Fairborn, OH, 10/21/17 • Tuba & Euphonium Recital: NWRTEC, Pullman, WA, 04/22/17 • Tuba & Euphonium Recital: GPRTEC, Ames, IA, 03/03/17 • Ensemble Subsonique: ITEC, Knoxville, TN, 05/30/16 – 06/04/16 • Assistant Conductor of MSU Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble & Euphonium Soloist: KMEA Conference, Louisville, KY, 01/17/16 • Euphonium Lecture: Midwest Trombone-Euphonium Conference, Charleston, IL, 10/30/15 • Euphonium Recital: SERTEC, Knoxville, TN, 03/21/15 • Athens Tuba-Euphonium Trio: 4th Annual OU Horn Workshop, Athens, OH, 04/04/14 • Scrap Metal Tuba-Euphonium Quartet: Nuit Blanche Festival, Athens, OH, 10/04/14 Selected Orchestral Performances • Principal Tuba – Central State University Faculty Choir Orchestra, 12/2017 – Present • Auxiliary Euphonium – Lima (OH) Symphony Orchestra, 10/2017 – Present • Substitute Tuba & Euphonium – Richmond (IN) Symphony Orchestra, 09/2017 – present • Substitute Tenor and Bass Trombone – Kettle Moraine (WI) Symphony Orchestra, 09/2011 – 04/2013 Soloist with Large Ensemble • Pantomime – Philip Sparke, Cincinnati Brass Band, Cincinnati, OH, 12/02/2017 • Concerto for Tuba – Alexandre Arutiunian, University Youth Wind Ensemble of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 03/07/2017 • Concerto for Euphonium – Philip Wilby, CCM Brass Choir, Cincinnati, OH, 0415/2016 • Bride of the Waves – Herbert L. Clarke, Sheboygan Pops Concert Band, Sheboygan, WI, 06/08/2015 • Euphonium Concerto – Martin Ellerby, OU, Athens, OH 04/22/2015 Solo Artist Residency • Tuba & Euphonium Recital: University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Rapids, IA, 10/06/2017 • Tuba & Euphonium Recital: University of Wisconsin-Platteville, 11/23/2016 Chamber Music Experience • Tubist with the WSU Faculty Brass Quintet: 08/15/2017 – Present • Tubist with the CinCity Brass Quintet: 10/22/2016 – 08/15/2017 • Euphoniumist with Ensemble Subsonique (a professional tuba-euphonium ensemble comprised of tuba-euphonium professors from across the nation): 05/28/2016 – Present • Darling Duo (Tuba/Euphonium and Flute): December 28th, 2015 – Present • Athens Tuba-Euphonium Trio, with Dr. Jason Smith: 09/17/2013 – 05/05/2015 • Euphonium with the Scrap Metal Tuba-Euphonium Quartet: 09/21/2013 – 05/05/2015 Conducting Experience • WSU Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble: Conductor and Director, 08/30/2017 – Present • CCM Brass Choir: Assistant Conductor, Spring Semester, 2017 • MSU Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble: Director/Conductor, 08/2015 – 05/2016 • OU Low Brass Ensemble: Director/Conductor, Spring Semester, 2015 • OU Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble: Assistant Conductor, 08/2013 – 05/2015 • UWM Athletic ‘Panther’ Pep Band: Assistant Student Conductor, 09/2009 – 05/2013 CREATIVE ACTIVITY Commissions and Premieres Always We Are for Piccolo/Flute and Tuba/Euph by Daniel Harrison • Commissioned by the Darling Duo • Completed 12/14/2017 • First piece of its kind to employ tuba/euphonium and flute/piccolo Permutations for Two Tubas by Josh Guarisco • Commissioned October of 2017, • To be completed in March of 2018 Inter Mora for Unaccompanied Euphonium by Ellen Ruth Harrison • Completed on 03/17/2017 • Premiered at the NWRTEC in Pullman, WA, 04/22/2017 • Recorded on my debut solo album “Dualities” Dualities for Tuba, Euphonium, and Piano by Benjamin McMillan • Co-Lead Consortium with Preston Light, • Premiered at Tennessee Technological University, in Cookeville, TN, 04/06/2017 • Recorded on my debut solo album “Dualities” Rondo Alla Scherzo for Euphonium and Piano by Sy Brandon • Completed 04/16/2017 • Recorded on my debut solo album “Dualities” Sonata for Tuba ‘Hades In The Underworld’ by Ian Lester • Commissioned the bass-tuba version, • Completed 02/02/2017 • Premiered at the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA, 10/06/2017 • Recorded on my debut solo album “Dualities”