Craig Knox Joins the Eastman Winds Tuba Roster

On December 10, Eastman Winds announced Craig Knox as the newest member of the Eastman Tuba Roster.

Craig Knox is Principal Tuba of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and a founding member of the Center City Brass Quintet. With these ensembles and others, he has performed for audiences across the U.S., Europe, and Asia, and been heard on Grammy-winning recordings and concert broadcasts around the world. As a soloist, he played the world-premiere performances of concertos by Jennifer Higdon and Andre Previn, has appeared with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, U.S. Army Band (Pershing’s Own), and Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, and released an album of music for tuba and piano titled A Road Less Traveled. Mr. Knox holds teaching positions at the Carnegie Mellon University School of Music in Pittsburgh and the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. Many of his former students hold major professional performance and teaching positions around the country. Sharing the beauty of music with others is a lifelong pursuit and passion of Mr. Knox, which is realized by his performance and teaching activities.

Knox plays on the Eastman EBC836 6/4 Size CC Tuba.

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