Danny Helseth

Danny Helseth holds degrees from Central Washington University (BMus Ed) and the University of North Texas (MM, Performance, 2002). He has studied with Dr. Brian Bowman, Larry Gookin, Tom Gause and Vern Kagarice and is currently studying trombone with Ko-ichiro Yamamoto in the doctoral performance program at the University of Washington. In 2002 Helseth was a Fulbright Scholar in the UK, where he studied with Steven Mead while attending the Royal Northern College of Music. As a member of the United States Air Force Band in Washington D.C., Helseth was featured several times as a soloist with the band including the spring 2004 national tour. Helseth has performed as a chamber musician and clinician at universities all over the US as a member of the Tower Brass Quintet. With the acclaimed release of his first solo CD, "Snapshots!", he is quickly establishing himself as an energetic and engaging soloist and has given recitals and master classes in several states. Helseth has recently been named Principal Conductor of Brass Band Northwest in Bellevue, Washington.