Don Strand has been a fixture in the southeastern music scene for nearly forty years, performing with orchestras, chamber ensembles, Broadway shows, recording groups, and headliners like Ray Charles, Bruce Springsteen, James Brown, Hans Zimmer and The Who.

He studied with the late David Randolph at the University of Georgia, graduating with a Bachelor’s in Music Education. Don’s other principal teachers include the legendary Chicago Symphony Orchestra principal tuba Arnold Jacobs, former Philadelphia Orchestra principal tuba Abe Torchinsky, and “Mr. Tuba” himself, the great Harvey Phillips.

Don currently holds principal tuba positions with the Atlanta Ballet, Atlanta Opera, Columbus (GA) Symphony, Greenville (SC) Symphony, and Georgia Symphony Orchestra. He has also performed regularly with the Atlanta Symphony, Charleston Symphony, Savannah Symphony, Augusta Symphony, the Spoleto Festival Orchestra and many others. A versatile multi-instrumentalist, Don also regularly performs on bass trombone, contrabass trombone and cimbasso.

As a recording artist, Don has appeared on four Atlanta Symphony recordings, as well as on the Atlanta Opera recording of The Golden Ticket by Peter Ash. He has also recorded music for CNN, Delta Air Lines, Cartoon Network, and on two albums by Bruce Springsteen. Don has also played tuba and brass trombone on over a dozen touring Broadway productions, including The Lion King, Mary Poppins, and Chicago.

An active chamber musician, Don performs regularly with the Atlanta Brassworks and Peachtree Brass. As a soloist, he has presented recitals and masterclasses across the Southeast in Seattle (Wash.) as well as Northwestern University in Chicago, IL and Indiana University in Bloomington, IN.