Press Releases for Ryan Schultz Music

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 6/30/2008

Music Works Student wins International Solo Competition

(Bellevue, WA) Bellevue Christian Alumni and long time Music Works student Brandon Davis was recently declared winner of the International Tuba and Euphonium Association’s tuba solo competition for the 19 and under age group. Davis, now at student of Norm Pearson and Fritz Keanzig, at the Colburn School of Music in Los Angeles, recently came home for the summer and returned to Music Works to put the final touches on his competition preparations.  Davis took a lesson, performed in a Master Class and gave a recital.

“It is an absolute pleasure to watch Brandon grow into his own type of musician,” said Ryan Schultz, Davis’ long time teacher at Music Works. “He got a lot done in L.A. and it was great to get a chance to work with him again before the I.T.E.C. competition,” Schultz said. Davis was competing against dozens of other tubists from all over the world. Congratulations to Brandon.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 3/10/2008

Ryan Schultz Music reaches tentative agreement with North Seattle Community College to host Seattle Brass Camp

(Seattle, WA)  Ryan Schultz Music is please to announce that a tentative agreement has been made with North Seattle Community College Continuing Education to host the 2008 Seattle Brass Camp at NSCC. This was facilitated in part by Mr. Schultz’ recent appointment as low brass instructor at North Seattle.

This will be the first offering of the Seattle Brass Camp but similar offerings have to made in the past two summers by Mr. Schultz and his colleague, Dr. Judson Scott in Tacoma and Bellevue.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2/4/2008

Adam Guzek wins Eastshore/Bellevue Tuba Solo Contest and Advances to State Solo Competition

(Bellevue, WA) Bellevue High School Senior Adam Guzek won the Eastshore Music League’s Tuba Solo competition on Saturday.  This is the second year Adam has advanced to the State Solo competition. Earlier this year, Adam was selected for the the top spot in the Washington All-State Chamber Orchestra.

Adam is a student of Ryan Schultz, Principal Tubist of the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra, at Music Works Northwest in Bellevue.  This is the second year in a row that one of Schultz’ students has won the competition.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 6/09/2007

Playing the Tuba Pays

17-Year Old Bellevue Brass Player Wins Full Ride, Leaves High School Early for Los Angeles

(Bellevue, WA) Local high school musician Brandon Davis spent the month of March on planes. He flew around the country (with his tubas checked safely below) to audition for two of the most coveted music scholarships in the country against some of the finest young tuba players in the world.  Davis, a junior at Bellevue Christian School, was accepted at Los Angeles’ Colburn Conservatory of Music on a full scholarship which covers tuition, room and board. Colburn Conservatory, while relatively new, has established itself as an institution on the level of the most prestigious conservatories in the United States.

Like being drafted straight out of high school to the major leagues, Brandon will have to quickly complete his high school education this summer while practicing several hours each day to stay in shape for the start of school.  Why leave high school early? Colburn accepts just one or two tuba students every four years or so. Besides Colburn, only one other college conservatory, the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, guarantees a full ride for four years for all of its students.

According to Brandon's mom Pia, "As a young child we always thought Brandon would be a preacher or a politician because he was constantly talking and excited about life. Later when he first took up music, the talking morphed into whistling.  Now Brandon’s lips are still moving, but he makes his tuba sing for all to enjoy."

For the last five years, Brandon has studied the tuba with Ryan Schultz, Principal Tubist of the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra, at Music Works Northwest in Bellevue. Mr. Schultz describes Davis as, "a phenomenally talented young man who worked very diligently to accomplish his goals. I couldn’t have asked for a more conscientious student!"

Brandon has won several regional and national awards and was the tuba solo winner of the Washington Music Education Association’s State Tuba Solo Competition. He has appeared with "All-State" and "All-Northwest" Honors ensembles, most recently as the Principal Tubist of the All Northwest Honors Orchestra.  For a young tuba player, Brandon's accomplishments are exceptional and one of a kind. The tuba is a difficult musical medium to master and Brandon is well on his way to achieving the highest levels of musical expression.