Reese Tunstall is currently attending Christopher Newport University working towards a Master’s in the Arts of Teaching (MAT) with a certification in Instrumental Music Education. As a graduate student, he works as the Graduate Assistant for The Marching Captains, studies conducting with Dr. Mark Reimer, and interns as a student teacher with Nathan Cabello (Dutrow ES) and Brian Grieb (Woodside HS Band).

Throughout his saxophone career, Reese has attended the Brevard Music Center’s Saxophone Institute where he performed the saxophone solo in Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances and was the winner of the 2022 CNU Aria-Concerto Competition with his performance of Maurice’s Tableaux de Provence. As a scholar, He has presented a lecture recital entitled “Programmatic Features and Extended Techniques in Ryō Noda’s Maï,” and has published research within the 2024 edition of The Cupola.

As a saxophonist, conductor, and educator, Reese strives to be a positive role model through his attitude, character, performance, scholarship, and service.