Chris Dickey, Tuba

Praised for their “smooth tone and melodic flexibility” by Melinda Bargreen of The Seattle Times, Dr. Chris Dickey (they/them) has earned a reputation as a performer, teacher, and adjudicator throughout the United States, South America, and Asia. Currently, they are Associate Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Washington State University. In addition to teaching the tuba-euphonium studio, they teach film music, conduct the tuba choir, and perform in the Equinox Brass Quintet. At WSU, Dr. Dickey is an award-winning teacher. They have won the Sahlin Faculty Excellence Award for Instruction (2024), the Edward F. Mullen Memorial Teaching Award (2021), and the President’s Distinguished Teaching Award (2020). To date, Dr. Dickey has released five solo recordings available on all streaming platforms.

 

Dr. Dickey received a Doctor of Music degree from Northwestern University as a student of Rex Martin. They also studied conducting with Mallory Thompson. While at Northwestern, they were the recipient of the prestigious Eckstein Scholarship. Dr. Dickey earned a Master of Arts degree from the University of Iowa under John Manning, founding member of the Atlantic Brass Quintet. They also received a Bachelor of Music degree, summa cum laude, from Eastern Illinois University as a student of Allan Horney. Dickey holds memberships in the International Tuba-Euphonium Association, College Music Society, National Association for Music Education, and the Music Teachers National Association.