Deanna Swoboda
Deanna Swboda is Assistant Professor of tuba and euphonium at Western Michigan University and performs regularly with the Western Brass Quintet, a resident brass quintet. Prior to joining the WMU music faculty, Swoboda toured with the Dallas Brass, performing hundreds of concerts in the United States and Europe. Swoboda is the creator and performer of a band recruiting video and music workshop called “Band Blast Off.” Her solo CD, “Deanna’s Wonderland,” was released on Summit Records in 1999. Her new solo tuba CD is entitled “Shamanic Journey” and features the music of women composers. It will be released in Fall 2009. Ms. Swoboda currently serves as Vice President/President elect for the International Tuba Euphonium Association as well as Secretary for the International Leonard Falcone Euphonium Tuba Festival. Ms. Swoboda is a tuba artist for Miraphone.