Aubrey Foard is a Tuba and Euphonium Faculty member at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Artist Faculty at the Brevard Music Center, and is the Governor James G Martin Principal Tubist of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Foard previously held principal tuba positions in the West Virginia, Canton, Youngstown, and Albany Symphonies. He has performed as a guest musician with several orchestras, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, The Cleveland Orchestra, the Louisville Orchestra, the North Carolina Symphony, and as Acting Principal Tubist with the San Diego Symphony.
Mr. Foard's solo performances have been broadcast on National Public Radio's "Performance Today," and on WQXR New York, KUHF Houston, and KDB Santa Barbara. As a soloist, he has performed with the West Virginia Symphony, the Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, the Music Academy of the West Orchestra, and on multiple occasions with the Charlotte Symphony. An avid proponent of new music for the tuba, Mr. Foard has commissioned a tuba concerto by American composer Mark Petering; the solo part is available for free download on IMSLP.
Mr. Foard's students at UCLA have achieved numerous accomplishments, including winning fellowships to music festivals, performing on network television shows, performing with professional orchestras, performing on major motion picture soundtracks, and winning concerto competitions. He has presented master classes and recitals in North Carolina, throughout the United States and worldwide, including at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music in Singapore and at the Vietnam National Academy of Music in Hanoi. During the 2017 – 2018 school year, Mr. Foard will present clinics in the Southeastern and Western regions of the United States, as well as in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Mr. Foard is a graduate of The Colburn School's Conservatory of Music, Rice University, and the Cleveland Institute of Music. His teachers include Norman Pearson, Fritz Kaenzig, Mark Lawrence, David Kirk, and Alan Baer.
Aubrey Foard is a Buffet Crampon performing artist, representing the Melton Meinl Weston line of instruments.